Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
08-24-2006, 04:28 PM
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Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
08-24-2006, 05:26 PM
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Re: Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
<profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
>
> Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
>
> Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
>
> I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
a) Weak battery
b) Alternator fault
c) Cables disconnected from battery.
Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
Richard
08-24-2006, 05:26 PM
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Re: Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
<profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
>
> Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
>
> Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
>
> I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
a) Weak battery
b) Alternator fault
c) Cables disconnected from battery.
Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
Richard
08-24-2006, 05:26 PM
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Re: Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
<profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
>
> Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
>
> Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
>
> I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
a) Weak battery
b) Alternator fault
c) Cables disconnected from battery.
Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
Richard
08-24-2006, 05:26 PM
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Re: Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
<profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
>
> Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
>
> Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
>
> I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
a) Weak battery
b) Alternator fault
c) Cables disconnected from battery.
Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
Richard
08-24-2006, 06:11 PM
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Re: Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
Yes I did, recently unplug my battery and I remember it being a little
loose when I replugged it. But lazy me, I didn't re-tighten the wire
until I saw the check engine light come on. ( I must have hit a bump
and the wire must have moved slightly). I had a hunch that it could of
been that. Well thanks alot.
Richard Goulding wrote:
> <profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1156454884.066850.144140@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> > bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> > the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> > In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> > car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> > supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> > Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> > After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> > check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
> >
> > Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
> >
> > Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
> >
> > I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
>
>
> The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
>
> a) Weak battery
> b) Alternator fault
> c) Cables disconnected from battery.
>
> Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
> problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
> the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
>
> Richard
loose when I replugged it. But lazy me, I didn't re-tighten the wire
until I saw the check engine light come on. ( I must have hit a bump
and the wire must have moved slightly). I had a hunch that it could of
been that. Well thanks alot.
Richard Goulding wrote:
> <profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1156454884.066850.144140@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> > bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> > the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> > In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> > car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> > supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> > Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> > After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> > check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
> >
> > Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
> >
> > Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
> >
> > I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
>
>
> The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
>
> a) Weak battery
> b) Alternator fault
> c) Cables disconnected from battery.
>
> Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
> problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
> the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
>
> Richard
08-24-2006, 06:11 PM
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Re: Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
Yes I did, recently unplug my battery and I remember it being a little
loose when I replugged it. But lazy me, I didn't re-tighten the wire
until I saw the check engine light come on. ( I must have hit a bump
and the wire must have moved slightly). I had a hunch that it could of
been that. Well thanks alot.
Richard Goulding wrote:
> <profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1156454884.066850.144140@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> > bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> > the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> > In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> > car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> > supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> > Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> > After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> > check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
> >
> > Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
> >
> > Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
> >
> > I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
>
>
> The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
>
> a) Weak battery
> b) Alternator fault
> c) Cables disconnected from battery.
>
> Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
> problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
> the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
>
> Richard
loose when I replugged it. But lazy me, I didn't re-tighten the wire
until I saw the check engine light come on. ( I must have hit a bump
and the wire must have moved slightly). I had a hunch that it could of
been that. Well thanks alot.
Richard Goulding wrote:
> <profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1156454884.066850.144140@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> > bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> > the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> > In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> > car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> > supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> > Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> > After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> > check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
> >
> > Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
> >
> > Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
> >
> > I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
>
>
> The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
>
> a) Weak battery
> b) Alternator fault
> c) Cables disconnected from battery.
>
> Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
> problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
> the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
>
> Richard
08-24-2006, 06:11 PM
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Re: Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
Yes I did, recently unplug my battery and I remember it being a little
loose when I replugged it. But lazy me, I didn't re-tighten the wire
until I saw the check engine light come on. ( I must have hit a bump
and the wire must have moved slightly). I had a hunch that it could of
been that. Well thanks alot.
Richard Goulding wrote:
> <profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1156454884.066850.144140@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> > bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> > the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> > In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> > car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> > supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> > Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> > After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> > check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
> >
> > Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
> >
> > Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
> >
> > I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
>
>
> The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
>
> a) Weak battery
> b) Alternator fault
> c) Cables disconnected from battery.
>
> Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
> problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
> the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
>
> Richard
loose when I replugged it. But lazy me, I didn't re-tighten the wire
until I saw the check engine light come on. ( I must have hit a bump
and the wire must have moved slightly). I had a hunch that it could of
been that. Well thanks alot.
Richard Goulding wrote:
> <profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1156454884.066850.144140@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> > bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> > the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> > In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> > car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> > supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> > Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> > After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> > check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
> >
> > Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
> >
> > Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
> >
> > I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
>
>
> The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
>
> a) Weak battery
> b) Alternator fault
> c) Cables disconnected from battery.
>
> Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
> problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
> the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
>
> Richard
08-24-2006, 06:11 PM
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Re: Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
Yes I did, recently unplug my battery and I remember it being a little
loose when I replugged it. But lazy me, I didn't re-tighten the wire
until I saw the check engine light come on. ( I must have hit a bump
and the wire must have moved slightly). I had a hunch that it could of
been that. Well thanks alot.
Richard Goulding wrote:
> <profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1156454884.066850.144140@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> > bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> > the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> > In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> > car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> > supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> > Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> > After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> > check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
> >
> > Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
> >
> > Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
> >
> > I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
>
>
> The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
>
> a) Weak battery
> b) Alternator fault
> c) Cables disconnected from battery.
>
> Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
> problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
> the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
>
> Richard
loose when I replugged it. But lazy me, I didn't re-tighten the wire
until I saw the check engine light come on. ( I must have hit a bump
and the wire must have moved slightly). I had a hunch that it could of
been that. Well thanks alot.
Richard Goulding wrote:
> <profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1156454884.066850.144140@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > I recently noticed the check engine light was lit in my car. So I
> > bought an engine scanner to see what the problem was (I thought it was
> > the MAF). But the scanner read: 18010.
> > In the the manual, that came with engine scanner ( I don't have my
> > car's owner manual), the definition given for this code was: Power
> > supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage. But that doesn't tell me much.
> > Could anybody out there, please let me know what this means.
> > After scanning the engine, I erased/reset the problem code and the
> > check engine light is now off, even after a good ride.
> >
> > Also, my car is a 99 A4 2.8
> >
> > Thanks any thoughts would be great!!
> >
> > I'd like to fix this myself if possible.
>
>
> The code 18010 has the following possible causes :
>
> a) Weak battery
> b) Alternator fault
> c) Cables disconnected from battery.
>
> Have you disconnected the battery recently ? I'd personally ignore the
> problem unless the 'Check engine light' reappears. Then check the cables to
> the battery, the battery itself and then the alternator.
>
> Richard
08-25-2006, 07:34 AM
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Re: Trouble code 18010 Power supply (B+) Terminal 30 - Low voltage
<profits23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Yes I did, recently unplug my battery and I remember it being a little
> loose when I replugged it. But lazy me, I didn't re-tighten the wire
> until I saw the check engine light come on. ( I must have hit a bump
> and the wire must have moved slightly). I had a hunch that it could of
> been that. Well thanks alot.
No problem. I hope it's solved.
Richard
