Hi everyone.
I'm rather new to the e30 scene and just experienced my first major issue. The car died on me while driving it the other day, I tested the battery charged it up car started just fine again so I figured it was the alternator. That was a pretty easy swap. Afterward I started it right up and drove a round a bit the car stranded me again. I started reading in the forums and it looks like it could have been the battery light. I opened up the dash and replaced it, but it's still not coming on when I turn the key, to make things even more bizarre it comes on real briefly when I shut the car off. I do not see any evidence of issues with the soldiers on the cluster board. That said my tach light started acting up, when I turn the lights on the tach light wasn't coming on but if I tap the gauges it comes right on, it's not the bulb.
Currently the car is not charging the battery at all, so there definitely something still wrong. Any help is much appreciated.
Video of the gauge behavior.
I'm rather new to the e30 scene and just experienced my first major issue. The car died on me while driving it the other day, I tested the battery charged it up car started just fine again so I figured it was the alternator. That was a pretty easy swap. Afterward I started it right up and drove a round a bit the car stranded me again. I started reading in the forums and it looks like it could have been the battery light. I opened up the dash and replaced it, but it's still not coming on when I turn the key, to make things even more bizarre it comes on real briefly when I shut the car off. I do not see any evidence of issues with the soldiers on the cluster board. That said my tach light started acting up, when I turn the lights on the tach light wasn't coming on but if I tap the gauges it comes right on, it's not the bulb.
Currently the car is not charging the battery at all, so there definitely something still wrong. Any help is much appreciated.
Video of the gauge behavior.
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