battery light

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  1. the_general626

    the_general626 Grand Toyotaholic

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    okay so i have my 90 yota and the problems are starting to happen. my E brake light never turns off anymore and today my battery light came on... any ideas?
     
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    check your alternator.............and brake fluid.............
     
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    the alt and brake light on at the same time is the dummy light for alternator failure, has nothing to do with the brake fluid.


    your alt is toast, or the wires on the back of the alt have crapped out (fairly common) from the heat off the exhaust.
     
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    the battery light turned off
    culd it have had anything to do with the bonehead move i made of forgetting to put my oil cap back on n my oil exploding everywhere in my engine bay?
     
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    oh my.....:eek:
     

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