Dashboard lights staying on

[gem057]

Hi,
Can anyone help PLEASE we are all geared up for coming to Woodvale and hubby was fiddling around with things- on the car. Now when the ignition is turned on most of the lights on the dash stay on. He has checked the alternator and fuses and is now at a loss can anyone point us in the right direction. He is usually able to solve most things but this is getting us down.
thanks

[dssslllfitter]

Originally Posted by gem057

hi,
can anyone help please we are all geared up for coming to woodvale and hubby was fiddling around with things- on the car. Now when the ignition is turned on most of the lights on the dash stay on. He has checked the alternator and fuses and is now at a loss can anyone point us in the right direction. He is usually able to solve most things but this is getting us down.
Thanks

disconnect the battery, wait 2 minute's then reconnect see how you go

[gem057]

hubby has tested all other relevant bits and is sure the problem lies with the regulator. Toyota have quoted me £126.31 for a replacement is this mormal price.
Most of the breakers yards up in our neck of the woods don't seem to know what we are talking about. - one even hung up on me.

[GBT]

Originally Posted by gem057

hubby has tested all other relevant bits and is sure the problem lies with the regulator. Toyota have quoted me £126.31 for a replacement is this mormal price.
Most of the breakers yards up in our neck of the woods don't seem to know what we are talking about. - one even hung up on me.

From the description you gave of all the dash lights being on while the engine is running I would say you have some open circuit diodes in the rectifier pack. (I'm assuming you meant while the engine was running)

Toyota charge around £101 for the rectifier pack but, an alternator specialist should be able to do it for £40 or less and unlike toyota they should have it sitting on the shelf.

[Father Ted]

Originally Posted by GBT

From the description you gave of all the dash light being on while the engine is running I would say you have some open circuit diodes in the rectifier pack.

Toyota charge around £101 for the rectifier pack but, an alternator specialist should be able to do it for £40 or less and unlike toyota they should have it sitting on the shelf.

I agree. I had a good auto electrician near me who did this on a Nissan I had. Cost £20 and he was done in under an hour....that was to strip the alternator down ( I had already taken it off the car ), repair it and re-assemble it.

Good job really as it happened on the day we were to go on holiday.

[andrewlevens]

Originally Posted by GBT

From the description you gave of all the dash lights being on while the engine is running I would say you have some open circuit diodes in the rectifier pack. (I'm assuming you meant while the engine was running)

Toyota charge around £101 for the rectifier pack but, an alternator specialist should be able to do it for £40 or less and unlike toyota they should have it sitting on the shelf.

i had this problem with diodes gone what corses a diodes to go