My sweet little tl
09-10-2019, 07:47 AM
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My sweet little tl
Hi!
I have owned my TL which is named “HW” because of his Hot Wheel Tim’s...as of late his health has taken a turn for the worst. We keep up on maintenance,, unfortunately the issue run deeper and I can’t quite figure it out, I’m not a mechanic, but I have video and am open to suggestions. This car is as with many of you my livelihood. I had to get a jump yesterday and I just replaced the battery last month. Also, there is a new ticking sound which I would think to be a relay switch, but I’m not sure that applies to cars with a brain.
I have owned my TL which is named “HW” because of his Hot Wheel Tim’s...as of late his health has taken a turn for the worst. We keep up on maintenance,, unfortunately the issue run deeper and I can’t quite figure it out, I’m not a mechanic, but I have video and am open to suggestions. This car is as with many of you my livelihood. I had to get a jump yesterday and I just replaced the battery last month. Also, there is a new ticking sound which I would think to be a relay switch, but I’m not sure that applies to cars with a brain.
09-10-2019, 09:24 AM
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slobalt defender
09-10-2019, 10:46 AM
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Year of your TL?
09-10-2019, 11:52 AM
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MODERATOR NOTE: Thread moved to model specific forum.
09-10-2019, 12:12 PM
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Have you taken the car in to have it looked at?
09-10-2019, 01:37 PM
#7
Drifting
As for a dead battery...there are a couple of common culprits:
1.) The HFL modules tend to fail and eat batteries until disconnected
2.) A/C Field Coil gets stuck on
3.) Failing alternator
Not much else is generally "common" on killing the batteries on these.
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