Battery, EML, Oil, SES, and Brake.

Anyone know what all these together might mean?
I can't find anything online.
And I went digging around yesterday and today and all I found was 1 SC boot is cracking at the top and I've split another coolant tank.

I don't have a scanner and I can't even make it 15 feet without her dying.

Battery is no more than a year. Dampener is maybe 2 with minimal mileage.
06 R53 with right at 90k.

 

Do you have a way to measure voltage? I'd check that first - check voltage before and after you start it. You can measure at the battery terminal in the engine compartment or at the battery in the trunk.

Often a bunch of seemingly unrelated faults are really low voltage - bad battery or maybe the alternator went out.

 

I'll check to see if there is one in the garage. Not my tools so not sure what all is there.

Tuesday I had low volts (I have a battery gauge) while driving.
I thought it was odd but figured I'd worry about it when I got back home.
I had to tow her back. I got a jump after work since I couldn't start and then died on the road.
Was fine when idle, right at 13/14. But as soon as I put in d and went, I dropped to 10. Then to 8 after like 200 feet. And then dead.
I lost powersteering the moment I went into d and all the dash lights popped on.

I double checked the dampener - still good.
Belt is still good too.
I'm taking the battery and the alternator to be tested tomorrow.

 

This is sounding electrical. The power steering pump is electrical - it will cut out if the voltage drops too low.

Glad you are getting those parts tested - A lot of auto parts stores will test them for free if you carry them in.

 

How's the Harmonic Balancer?

EDIT: sounds like you already checked that.

Any water leaks from a sunroof on the driver side footwell? How about any water in the batter box in the boot?

 

Annnnd it's the alternator.
Tested it at 2 places and it is no bueno.
So I'm having it fixed at a local alternator repair shop.

In 3 days we'll see if it's something else or if it was just that.

 

Glad you have a plan. Hope that's it. I expect the other errors will clear once the voltage is back to normal

 

Woo everything is back to normal.
Now to see how long the fix lasts.

They blasted all the salt buildup off and fixed few parts inside.
So looks like a shiny new alternator.

 

Funny. I remember some dusty shops near where I grew up that would re-wind starters and alternators (and the occasional transformer if you were so inclined), but haven't run across one in a long while. Glad someone still fixes stuff rather than just swaps parts.

 

Nice fix, do you have pics of what it looks like on the terminals, when my alt went it was the lighting, then all the dash lights starting coming on , the the power steering would not work.

I tested to make sure it was not the battery and it was the alt. When i installed a new one I cleaners all the old wire connections and bolted it up. Then fine every since.

 

I don't, sorry.
My battery terminals are good. I cleaned them just because though.
Alternator had smidge of corrosion on the terminal. The outside had tons of salt build up.
He replaced that piece I think because it's a nice shiny copper now.

Can't say I'm surprised it was the alternator though.
It's 10 years old! And now hopefully it'll last longer.