Does your battery light stay on even when you replaced the battery and alternator?

[ExplorerGirll]

Hey y'all I just wanted to relay my personal experience with this two day problem we had trying to figure out WTF was wrong with my 2001 explorer..and i will tell you to first replace your 175 amp megafuse! I learned about this little fuse from someone here on these forums who had the same problem as I had. Now on my year model it's right in front of the junction fusebox in the engine, with a little cover over it that you simply flip up, and boom there it is! Takes a 12 metric wrench I think it was, to remove the cables, go to O'Reilly auto for a five dollar part.. And this fixed my low voltage battery light problem when every one else kept saying it had to be the alternator, battery, etc even when we knew these parts were good. It was hard to find this little fuse! Most people seemed like they don't wanna tell you where it is for some reason. Anywho, it is fixed now.

 

[koda2000]

A case for you doing proper diagnosis before spending your hard-earned money on parts you don't need. You may have needed the new Alternator, as something blew the 175 amp mega fuse.

When your battery light is ON it likely has nothing to do with your battery. It means your battery is not being charged. This can be for a number of reasons...

Bad alternator
Blown fuse(s)
Broken wire(s) or bad plug/connection

Even a burnt out BATT light on your dash will prevent the battery from charging.

One of the best tools to own is a Volt/OHM meter. It would have helped you diagnose your problem without spending money on parts you don't need. Even an inexpensive VOM is better than nothing. No one on this forum would intentionally NOT help you, but I must admit I get tired of answering the same questions over and over. I wish more people would use the search function and do a little research before asking some questions, but I get it, it's easier to go for the quick answer.

I'm not ragging on you and I'm glad you resolved your problem