Honda Civic 92 Battery light on problem

Discussion in 'Civic' started by peruano_andres, Dec 15, 2006.

  1. probally this is going to be the first time someone hear about this:

    last month i rebuild my alternator because the light was comming on
    with the engine at low speed, it cost me 100$Canadian to do it, first
    week the car was perfect, but sutently the battery light start one more

    time to come one, but this time not only at low speed!!!!. (my
    alternator mecanic told me one day that the way that honda civic's are
    made, with all the acc. on and with the negative cable of the battery
    off the car should shut off(only with acc. on: lights, heather,
    etc.)... soo i stop the car on a parkin lot and with the acc. OFF i
    pull off the negative cable of the battery, the car stay! on!!!!, my
    ALT. was working. with out worring i drove back to my house. next day i

    put my multimetter with the engine off on the battery it say 11.98V it
    was correct, i start the car, the battery light stay on, and i check
    again the V. it was 14.30V... what the F.1@! the light is on and the
    alternator is working!. i read the repair book and it say to check some

    of the fuse like: battery fuse, under dash #12 and #24( the #12 i never

    founded). but i check all the fuses and they were OK!. soo. i decide to

    do somme experiences: i ran 2 cables from the battery to inside the car

    by the window and i connceted them with the multimetter. the result
    were:
    with the car off and acc's on: 11.10V + - .30V
    car off and light off: 12.10V
    car on light off (car not moving): 14.30V
    car on light off (highter that 10km/h): 14.35V
    car on all acc.on (car not moving): 12.80V + - 1.00V
    car on all acc.on (car moving more that 10km/h): 14.30V ALWAYS!


    soo that is happening with that light!!!!! that light is driving me
    crazy!, i check the connection on the ALT. i even clean them and the
    are perfect!. i check the hayness diagrams but i cant find what is the
    cable that controls that light. because probaly there is a bad
    connection somewere. IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM OR
    THAT HAS A MORE PRECISE ELECTRIC DIAGRAM BESIDE THE ONE OF THE HAYNESS
    REPAIR MANUAL THAT WE GET AT CANADIAN TIRE FOR 20$( BECAUSE THAT ON IS
    NOT! PRECISE). LET ME KNOW. and for the people that will probaly reply
    by saying that is a altenator of a battery problem is not!. we are in
    december and there in quebec we start the day with temp of -13C and let

    me tell you, every single morning my car start at the first try, even
    with 250 000 km on it. i have a other car, a tercel of the same year
    they are fantastic this 2 japans cars they had NEVER let me down even
    with temps under -25C. they don't even burn oil. soo any info regarding

    the F.1@! light let me know.
     
    peruano_andres, Dec 15, 2006
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