battery light

[s.mac]

my battery light started to occasionally flash red at my recent croft track day. I thought it may be because it was getting a work out but now it comes on and off more frequently? any ideas ?
thanks

[csl_mba]

Happend to me mate on way back from the Ring, i thought exactly same until the light was constantly on when i got to France.

Alternator broke at the French Ferry :(

Get it checked asap mate

[shane@mbtech]

yeh, prob the regulator playing up, it will eventually fail, flattening your battery leaving you stranded

[shimmy]

you're DOOOOOOOOMMMMMMEDDD


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[Mark CSL]

you're DOOOOOOOOMMMMMMEDDD

:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha::hahaha: You cheer him up shimmy :hahaha:

[NZ_M3]

I'd get that one checked out soon ... if it's the alternator, it can leave you completely stranded.

[csl_mba]

I'd get that one checked out soon ... if it's the alternator, it can leave you completely stranded.

Yep i weas stranded in Dover for 4 hours :bigcry:. Did you know that Dover is the only fecking seaside town without a fecking Chippy :bigcry::bigcry:

[s.mac]

thanks guys, I will get it booked in

[Yanto]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRSSSEEEE !!!!!

This has just happened to me - guys at BM Sport just did my pads and discs and apparantly the light started flickering on the test drive - on my drive back home, it was starting to stay on for longer periods........

There goes Goodwood brekkie :(:(:( very pi$$ed off

[shimmy]

ive just cahnged my alternator to new one, £225, hoping to prevent this happening in the future but no guarantee:smokin:

[Yanto]

Anyone know anyone that could do this at short notice in East London / Docklands (Saturday !!) ??

Will arrange to send a nice bottle of red to anyone that can help me get this sorted...:thumbs:

[Bounce]

you're DOOOOOOOOMMMMMMEDDD


http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/12_02/frazerDM1112_228x374.jpg:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

[Bounce]

Same happend to me,defo the alternator,:bigcry:

[glendog74]

Same happend to me,defo the alternator,:bigcry:

Ditto... :banghead:

[Yanto]

Just been reading some of the older posts on this - scary stuff ! looks like I was lucky to get the thing home with the light on !!

Gonna lean on the warranty & BMW assist here. No point in driving the fecker now after reading Glendogs & Gastro's experience !!

[Bealo]

This bloody happened to me this morning!!!

Managed to get car home... just... called BMW ES and within 40 mins a mech was at my house. Checked it out and confirmed it as alternator. It was on the back of a truck no more than 1 1/2 hours later and i've just received a BMW 3 series hire car for 1 week. :thumbs:

Got to say i'm well impressed with the speed and quality of the service.

Scary how many alternators are failing though.

[DazBlackCSL]

Yep mine went 2 weeks ago, light been and off for ages, then once stayed one I called the BM ES guys, he followed me rather than stick it on a trailer, but it coasted to a halt about 5 miles into my journey to the dealer, good job he was behind me and stuck on a new battery.

[MQP]

Me to in okt09:bigcry:

what a f... work:

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i have noticed that UK CSL have more defects than german CSL...

-Vanos rrrrrrr or totaly defects
-generator defects

in the german M-Forum are this defects unknown on CSL, curious.

hmm, let see what will happen me this saison...

[Nords]

Bugger, mine has just started doing this but only from 7K revs plus. I have but the battery on a trickle charger, but I'll get it the alternator checked...

:bigcry:

[glendog74]

You're not a 'proper' CSL owner unless you experience a red battery light at some point! :hahaha: :hahaha:

[mole]

Bugger, mine has just started doing this but only from 7K revs plus. I have but the battery on a trickle charger, but I'll get it the alternator checked...

:bigcry:

What on earth is happening here...!? Mine has started today, again only above 6-7k... nothing below that. Wonder if I need to worry about it for now as I really fancy breakfast club on Sunday but at the same time don't fancy being stranded in the middle of nowhere. :banghead:

[Nords]

Are they all programmed to fall apart..... about now?

:thumbs:

[Nords]

We're all DOOOOOOOOMMMMMMEDDD


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More like it...

[mole]

Are they all programmed to fall apart..... about now?

:thumbs:

Looks that way :banghead:

[Yanto]

mwahhahahahahahahhaha.............


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[Bounce]

You're not a 'proper' CSL owner unless you experience a red battery light at some point! :hahaha: :hahaha::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::whistle:

[MQP]

You're not a 'proper' CSL owner unless you experience a red battery light at some point! :hahaha: :hahaha:

...and vanos noise...:hahaha:

[glendog74]

...and vanos noise...:hahaha:

Shhhhh - don't mention that word! :bigcry: :hahaha: