ZT190 2.5V6 Flashing lights!!!!!

[loupus666]

.........plenum clear battery seems good......pulsated all the time not just when braking or accelerating!
Mark

[Ken]

Have you tried turning your dashboard lights up or down with the dimmer control? Does it still do it when its brighter or dimmer?

[Chilljohn]

Originally Posted by Ken

Have you tried turning your dashboard lights up or down with the dimmer control? Does it still do it when its brighter or dimmer?

good point ken i had that with my 1st one the switch must have had some dust in

that or turn the bass down a bit

[loupus666]

Right, heres the update ......This time I drove along with the window down & the bass (radio) turned off ..... & it`s all the lights pulsating not just the dash illumination.......dimmer control has been twiddlled, revs altered......but now with a bit of peace & quiet I can hear an intermitent clicking (sounds like electrical contacts tripping on & off in the engine bay)....the plot thickens!
Mark

[Chilljohn]

sounds like a dying batt or a diky alternator

when did you have your batt changed last ?

[loupus666]

Only recently bought the car & hav`nt checked the battery ....but there seems to be none of the usual duff battery stuff....like not starting & stuff!!!

[Chilljohn]

the zt/75 are very very funny about thre batts the slighest defect in them and the car plays silly buggers the 1st thing id try is a new batt or if your your usufll with your dash you can see if your alt is kicking out the right voltage by follow ing this

you want option 9

if you get it showing somehtin at 2ng ig no engine thats the batts voltage it will change as you turn lights etc on , then start the car and try it and let us know the reading , it might help
any thing high 10s or below i beleive will cause the car to get a bit grumpy


To enable the OBC diagnostics:

a) Press and hold the trip reset button.
b) Put key into ignition switch and turn to KLR (Ignition switch
position #1)
c) Your LCD display will show something like this "test 1.-"
d) Press the reset button till you get to "test 19.-". (19.0 unlocks all
the features)
e) Wait for display to show "Log I -off" and press the reset button
f) With no delay press Trip Reset several times to select one of the
following functions:

1 Car, Engine and cluster data

1.0 VIN serial number
1.1 K-number
1.2 Cluster Part #
1.3 Coding (04)/diagnosis (52)/bus index (10)
1.4 1200 Week (12)/year of manufacture (2000)
1.5 09_160 Hardware (09) and software # (16.0) of cluster
1.6 Injection Status-number of cylinders-motor number

2.0 2 Cluster System Test - Activates the gauge drivers, indicators and
LEDs to confirm function

3 Service Inspection (SI) Data
3.0 Used fuel in liters since last SI
3.1 Periodic inspection days; elapsed days (since last SI)

4 Momentary Consumption
4.0 Instant fuel consumption - 0145=14.5 liters/100km
4.1 Instant fuel consumption - 0018=1.8 l/Hour

5 Distance Gone Consumption
5.0 Average mileage; 082=8.2 liters/100km
5.1 Calc. km to refuel (momentary distance to go)

6 Fuel Level sensor inputs in liters
6.0 Fuel level averaged; 109330 - Left half sensor input=10.9 liters;
Right sensor input=33.0 liters
6.1 Total tank level averaged; 0439 - vlgs 6.0: 10.9+33.0=43.9 liters
6.2 Indicated value and diagnostics:
last digit: 1 - both sensors ok; 2 - sensor error; 3 - signal error
- no display

7 Temperature and Speed
7.0 021+ Coolant/Engine temperature (2.1C)
7.1 130 Ambient/Outside temperature - chg met 5 pts. 125/130/135
7.2 Engine speed / Current RPMs 1/min
7.3 Vehicle speed / Current Speed in km/hour

8 Values of 7.0 bis 7.3 in HEX form

9 Battery
9.0 140 Battery Voltage - 140 = UB 14.0v

10.0 Country code

11.0 Unit code

12.0 Not used

13.0 Gong test

14.0-14.4 Error memory: if 000000 no error in memory

15.0 - 18.0 not used

19 Lock Status; unlocks functions in range 3-18
19.0 L-On/L-Off Unlock: press button when "L-Off"

20.0 Correction Factor for OBC Fuel Consumption
Formula for the Correction Factor:
Indicated Consumption X 1000 / Measured Consumption = Factor (4321)
Press Reset button to begin setting the of the first (1) digit - press
reset when the right digit appears
20.1 Setting of the second (2) digit
20.2 Setting of the hundred (3) and thousand (4) digit
20.3 Store and Display the Correction Factor

[b]21.0 Software Reset; reset OBC settings

[loupus666]

Whoa!!!!! do all zt`s have on board diagnostics? is this all possible without some external computer?
Mark

[Chilljohn]

Originally Posted by loupus666

Whoa!!!!! do all zt`s have on board diagnostics? is this all possible without some external computer?
Mark

yup all done via the dash all 75s and zts have this go have a play and have fun number 2 is rather good

[loupus666]

Thanks Chilljohn, I`ll try it tommorow....p/s I havn`t got a trip computer so is this done just via the speedo trip reset?
Mark