1995 Holden Commodore

1995 HOLDEN COMMODORE
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MAX7
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1995 Holden Commodore 6 cyl All Wheel Drive Automatic

I have a VS series one, the car will run but only for a short period of time, as soon as it is turned on the battery light switches on, after a short distance the Engine light and ABS light turn on, the car will continue to stay on but it loses its responsivness. What could it be?
Jul 26, 2009 at 4:01 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Start with checking the alternator charge rate.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jul 26, 2009 at 4:28 PM
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MAX7
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ok done that, also charged the battery, changed the leads, plugs and coil pack and still no change.
Jul 26, 2009 at 10:17 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Did you do a code read, do this and report the codes here, that way we will have some idea as to what we are looking at.

mark (mhpautos)
Jul 26, 2009 at 11:04 PM
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MAX7
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ok cheers for that, im a plumber not a mechanic do i need to get it to a mechanic/autoelec for a code read?
Jul 26, 2009 at 11:15 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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HI there,

You can do this your self, i will find the pin codes and post the procedure here.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jul 26, 2009 at 11:21 PM
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MAX7
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thanx for all your help, ended up taking to a mechanic turns out it was the alternator capacitor
Jul 29, 2009 at 8:58 PM
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