Flashing Battery, EML, and Oil Lights + Losing Power – Advice Needed

jasecasecarr

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British Zeds
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Gloucestershire
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I’m having a pretty worrying issue with my 3-litre 2004 Z4. While driving, the battery light flashes, and at the same time, the EML (engine management light) and sometimes the oil light also flicker. The scariest part is that it feels like the car might lose power,?it’s intermittent but unsettling.



Earlier, I discovered that the fuse in the amp had blown. I tried replacing it, but it immediately blew again, so I’ve unplugged the amp and taped up the wires for now. Even with the amp disconnected, the battery/EML light still flashed once while driving, so it seems like the issue isn’t just the amp.



Has anyone seen anything similar? Could this be an alternator problem, battery/ground issue, or some wider electrical fault? Any advice or insights would be hugely appreciated, especially if anyone’s experienced the “losing power” sensation along with these flashing lights.



Thanks in advance Jase
 

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First thing get a code reader on it see if its throwing any fault codes
 

jasecasecarr

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British Zeds
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Aug 17, 2024
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Location
Gloucestershire
Model of Z
1.9
I thinking it’s how the battery is attached now it’s not secured properly the metal bar is in wrong place going to try that first.. old owner swapped it but didn’t clamp it in
 
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