Stuck in the rain

[NGULFU]

Hey guys and girls, last night I went degreaser crazy in the engine bay trying to clean it up and make it semi presentable...today I have gotten into the car and gone for a drive and the TCL light has been flashing, the ABS light has been on and so has the slippery when wet icon has flashed...thinking maybe the comp just needed a reset have disconnected the battery and am awaiting the results...has anyone had the same issue and if so what did you do to clear it? Looking like a tow back to work is in order for now....but any help with this would be greatly appreciated...as I sit in the car using my phone to write this

[jpsnorton]

how big is the battery amp's if ur running amp's car ligth ?? my car had a small 300 amp battery when i got it and with the ligth on i was getting tcl on

[wintertidenz]

I get that error occasionally after the car has been sitting in the rain for the night - it's one of the ABS sensors playing up. Turning off the car and restarting it a couple of times clears the errors.

[Subaru ETA]

If it happened straight after degreasing the engine, I would be looking to make sure you didn't get anything around the ABS module

[NGULFU]

Cheers guys will give that a go and the battery I think is around 500amps can't remember at the top of my head

[NGULFU]

I degreased and hosed the whole engine bay...left the bonnet up to dry it off...or dry as much as possible...and thru the night it started pissing down...went to start the car up and was fine...idled fine...hopped into drive and as soon as I accelerated the check lights came on....is this an expensive fix or D.I.Y easily??

[Davezj]

Sounds like normall problem with jet washing an engine bay, Wet connectors, electrical issue, dry it off and all should be ok.

[NGULFU]

Has been 5 days of sitting and drying and still not running right....will connect it to a comp and get it scanned for faults...if I need a new airflow meter does anyone have a non modded one for sale??

[NGULFU]

Update: ok had it hooked up the scanner hooked up to the computer and got fault code 16 on the abs signal....also checked battery voltage and it is reading 18volts so it is being over changed too...has anyone else had this is issue and did you need to replace alt or abs module? Any help is much appreciated...

[Subaru ETA]

Sounds like the voltage regulator in the alternator

Edit - I assume you mean 18v with the engine running?

[NGULFU]

Yup 18v with the car running...will check out the alternator when I get a chance to chuck it on a hoist and measure from underneath it. Is this expensive to replace or fix?

[Subaru ETA]

It can be a right pain in the arse to remove! Prob a couple hundy to repair depending on what's wrong.

How was the voltage measured? At the battery with a multimeter?