Battery light flashing

Asked by Alex Jan 04, 2021 at 12:50 AM about the 1996 Lexus LS 400 RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I just got a 1996 LS400, it originally died on the
previous owner and it now runs all this happened
after they installed a new alternator, and the battery
light is flashing on the dashboard, my guess is that
something with the connection to the alternator is
messed up but would like some feedback

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Randy answered 3 years ago

how much research has been done on the battery type? Do you know if that is the proper battery for that make? The other thing, I would get rid of lead on lead battery clamps and switch to brass. I have brass ends on my cables because the traditional lead terminal was eating lead clamp. This doesn't happen with brass clamp ( $3 Pep Boys). Get a dmm and test if it makes you feel better. With car running, you are looking at 14.2 to .7, battery around 12.4 to.9.

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Guru9FSV8 answered 3 years ago

Did they replace the battery at the same time as the alternator? I had a 96 LS490 also and it took a 24F battery.

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