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07-02-2018, 06:33 PM | #1 |
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help - voltage oscillates
I flashed back from V4 back to V3 yesterday and noticed today that my voltage is oscillating form 12v to 14v - up and down and wont hold steady at 14V. is this normal? Even if I rev it it doesn't jump to 14v, it just continues to oscillate back and forth.
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Are you saying that it continuously oscillates? If so, that doesn’t sound normal. The voltage does fluctuate between 12-14 volts at different times though... but not a constant fluctuation.
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If I start the car and let it idle it stays around 14v, however, if I rev the car the voltage will drop to 12V and hold for a while. The AC is on as well btw and its 100 degrees outside.
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Do you have a MIL?
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there is no warning light that comes on.
I just took it on another drive. I noticed that if I rev the car the volts drop to 12V. If I come to a stop the volts go back up to 14V. I checked the voltage at the battery with a multimeter and it follows what's on the dash gage. |
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I would have thought that revving the engine would have caused the voltage to peak not drop.
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Guess not.
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I tried looking at the service manual however it’s not very clear what is normal and not normal. It talks about what the battery voltage should be but not necessarily what the correct charging amps and voltage should be at any specific rpm Or how to test it without having hook up a computer to it For diagnosis.
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My BRZ does that too, im not too sure why. i cant even tell you when it happens, there is no set of particular conditions that occur when my voltage oscillates. but is not a constantly going from 12 to 14v and back to 12V. sometimes its just hanging out at 12V then jumps to 14V for a little while. there is no noticeable difference in ride.
I just accept it as is, at this point. im also completely stock for now! |
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Also I noticed mine drops all the way down to 12.0V unless I’m decelerating. Only under deceleration does it go up to 14V |
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Perfectly normal for the 2017+.
Turn on the headlights, it will stay at a steady high voltage. |
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