Jamdub Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 1996 STS. Battery drained after leaving parking delay lights on and inside lights on. After getting a jump, now the car flutters when accelerating and at times when in idle. The volatge reading in info reads 11.9-12.2 before turning over, to 14.4 when driving, but as low as 12.5. Bad Altenator or weak battery? Before getting the jump, I added water to the battery and poured a little coke on the battery connections. Thats it. Running great before the dead battery incident. Any help is appreciated or suggestions. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDK Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Ahhh, I don't think that Coke (or any low pH liquid) is the recommended cleaner for battery terminals (although it mayhave removed some material). Baking Soda paste is typically used to good effect - along with rinsing with clean water. Was the jump done properly? In that I mean was the negative put on last to a good frame-ground (not vai some electrical component). You may want to search on ISC "Idle Solenoid Control" I think. It may have to be forced to "re-learn" its proper setting. And of course the inevitable - Any codes? Add power to leave problems behind. Most braking is just - poor planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 I have seen it occur that when the battery is not fully charged the alternator alone can not provide enough current for the coils, etc. Can you restart the car? Check your battery connections. Also, disconnect your battery for a couple of minutes and allow the system to do a re-learn, the dead battery may have partially disrupted the computer system and you didnt re-set the computers, Mike Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the North star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the Northstar is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamdub Posted March 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Replaced battery. Still hestitating when accelerating, but not as often. Checked codes, which should have done initially PZ1555 History IP1552 History PC0603 History RF2560 History IP2419 Current Guessing the IP2419 is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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