Gee_115

The car is running well no problems but I've recently had two incidents where, while the car was driving it looses power (electrical) for about a second, everything dies, the dash goes blank, the clock resets, the CCC restarts.

However, the car engine never dies. The car is still running, no loss of engine power or anything of the sort, no variation in the sound of the engine, basically the electrical just flashes off then on again.

I ran diagnostics and the pic below are the only faults. I've already replaced the entire negative cable with the IBS but the fault is still there.

Any ideas?

E60I

Have you check the alternator and power relay in the fuse box near the battery?

Good luck, man!

Gee_115

The alternator seems fine, also I don't see any physical problems with any relays, but if it was a relay DIS would probably have found it.

Gee_115

After some research I think my problem might be the positive battery cable. Kinda pricey though around $250 -$300. I wonder how long do I have before major problems.

E60I

Just curious, does the engine have to be running when you use DIS?

Gee_115

No, the engine does not need to be running just the ignition on. I usually do it with the engine running because I plug my computer into the car. You are supposed to use a power supply if the engine is not on, DIS will give you a low voltage warning.

It also probably depends on what you are doing some functions might require the engine off.

E60I

If you think it's the positive battery cable, can't you use a multimeter to test it first before you spent that kind of money on it?

Good luck, man!

kmillzz

My car actually looses power completely and the engine shuts off and wont start until i get out and lock the car wait a few minutes sometime up to like a hour. Then when i come back it will start back up! So annoying

Gee_115

I could, but I don't know where to test, the problem is not the cable itself at the battery terminal, it has something to do with the safety device built into the cable.

F-Tar

You can check altenator voltage with an multimeter between the jumpstart connector in the enginebay and the ground bolt.. Make sure you choose DC on the multimeter.