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This warning light comes on but analyzer check from Auto Zone is ok.What should I check for after this?


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Did they test the alternator?

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Sometimes its the MAF. Sometimes its the battery. Sometimes its the alternator. Sometimes its the FPCU. Sometimes its because the wind is blowing at 20mph NE with a windchill of 35 while Lindsay Lohan is doing a naked headstand.

Its the gayest error message, ever.

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Jesda wrote:Sometimes its the MAF. Sometimes its the battery. Sometimes its the alternator. Sometimes its the FPCU. Sometimes its because the wind is blowing at 20mph NE with a windchill of 35 while Lindsay Lohan is doing a naked headstand.

Its the gayest error message, ever.
If Lindsay Lohan nude, in the cold, is gay, you can call me Richard Simmons.

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M3Racer wrote:
If Lindsay Lohan nude, in the cold, is gay, you can call me Richard Simmons.
Well, post-cocaine Lohan.

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basically the message means that voltage somehow dropped below normal. Sometimes when my old Q would stall, it would do it.....

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They did test the alt. and the diodes are fine.

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Hey thanks for the answer given.I believe this to be true.

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Before you install a new battery, please have it charged. A lot of batteries come without a full charge, and the Q's alternator cant keep up, so the battery will drain completely and die over the course of 2-4 days.

Bring it home, plug it into a charger, and install it in the morning.


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