Hey guys, on my lunch break today I was forced to drive through a rather long and deep puddle. I got all kinds of belt squeal, and my battery light came on. I was unable to get the light to go out (or belt to stop squealing) at any rpm or in any gear until I was able to park the car and turn it off when I got to my destination about 2 or 3 blocks down the road.
I popped the hood expecting to find a soaked belt and/or alternator, but they both seemed pretty dry from what I could see and feel from the top. I went in to grab my lunch and came back to it roughly 10 minutes later... The car started up and ran like nothing happened. No battery light stuck on, and no belt squeal.
Seems perfectly fine now.
I did some searching around here and was only able to find one thread that kind of lines up with what I went through..
My 'puddle' (more like lake) was also on the passenger side. My headlights were off so I wouldn't have seen any dimming. I also slowed down to about 10-20km/hour while driving through it... but my car is lowered.
Seems like a reasonable explanation to me... but I guess I'm just looking for some kind of consensus or affirmation... hopefully I'm not going to get stranded on the way home. (lol)
Anyone else have this happen?
I popped the hood expecting to find a soaked belt and/or alternator, but they both seemed pretty dry from what I could see and feel from the top. I went in to grab my lunch and came back to it roughly 10 minutes later... The car started up and ran like nothing happened. No battery light stuck on, and no belt squeal.
Seems perfectly fine now.
I did some searching around here and was only able to find one thread that kind of lines up with what I went through..
03.5 p5 was driving in the rain and was a puddle about 20 feet long collected on the side of the road went thru it doing 25 and could hear the water hitting the floor boards. After the going thru it the battery light came on for about 20 seconds and went out, had no previous issues with the battery or battery light. Also noticed the dash lights starting to go dimm. Puddle was on the passenger side of car. Any suggestions on what to check?
My 'puddle' (more like lake) was also on the passenger side. My headlights were off so I wouldn't have seen any dimming. I also slowed down to about 10-20km/hour while driving through it... but my car is lowered.
Because the alternator is mounted quite low in these cars,..they're susceptable to water getting in and causing the slip-ring-brushes to lose contact with the slip-rings mounted on the alternator-rotor. This effectively stops any output from the alternator to the battery,...and therefore a battery/charge alarm-light.
No biggy,..the rings will dry out in a few minutes or less
JJ
Seems like a reasonable explanation to me... but I guess I'm just looking for some kind of consensus or affirmation... hopefully I'm not going to get stranded on the way home. (lol)
That is just the nature of the P5. There is nothing wrong with it.
Anyone else have this happen?
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