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Update on this. Tried the BSI reset again on Friday with no change miraculously today no battery light and showing a charge at the battery without having to use my jumper wire, several start stops and all good at the moment, so as it is a nice day I lifted the drivers foot well carpet and its absolu...

Yes sure first though I'm going to see how the cables under the carpet look had a couple of other errors pop up today and then disappear (air bag and abs) notice on the screen and warning light then they went off again and didn't reappear. So gremlins somewhere, which may well be related.

Ha yes I appreciate that I see it lives in a very difficult place I assume the fuses are accessible at the bottom of the fuse panel.

just watched the video on BSI removal that looks like a last resort

thanks again guys and thanks for the explanation on how the alternator works which makes me understand why jumping to the battery kicks it in and it keeps going. Yes Steve I probably expect its a crusty joint somewhere, a few years ago I had the connector under the carpet issues and removed it compl...

Thanks for that doggy you are correct with this ( I'm guessing the AA man tested continuity between the alternator aux connection and the battery +ve and found a higher resistance than he expected ), I wasn't sure what he was measuring but the reading he got was 1.6 when he was expecting 0.2 or less...

Sorry I gave wrong info there

Battery light is on when engine is started and stays on when Ive jumped the alternator and it is actually charging.

thanks for that info being a complete car electrics novice I do not know where to find the BSI or what it is. Everything else appears to be working EML has been on for ages and flags up a notice particulate filter on start up, it doesn't seem to stop anything working, had this fault before and have ...

2001 406 diesel estate Hi All Had the AA out today as I stopped partway through my journey and when I tried to start the battery was flat. Great service from the AA the guy got me started and proceeded to fault find as there was no charge, he eventually jumped a cable from the battery + to the small...

thanks Peter Ill check that

2001 HDI Occasionally not all the time when I come to a halt at a junction for instance the tick over sounds a bit erratic, the rev counter holds steady but a very slight judder can be felt in the car and at night the headlights flicker a little bit. It doesnt happen every time and sometimes it is w...

Thank Steve It Worked

Thanks Steve sounds like a plan will give it a try

2001 Peugeot 406 estate executive. When I start the car or turn the ignition off both door mirrors are moved around in the housing by the motors, passenger side always seems to settle in the same place but drivers side stops randomly so has to be re adjusted every time. Any ideas where to look to so...

Reading the original post on this problem again i see the poster attacked the bottom uj from under the car so I got under there, I had been trying to spray what I thought was the UJ from the above getting under the car I could see the actual UJ is up inside a recess, access is good from under the ca...