Ignition Warning Light Comes on after 30 seconds!! HELP

[Altransit]

These ECU's come up on Ebay quite a lot, usually around £70, if your guy wants it sorted

[bortaf]

That sounds better than what ford quoted him
do they need coding to the immobiliser? i try to avoid moderns TBH

[Altransit]

do they need coding to the immobiliser?

Yes they do unfortunately, and you also need to get the correct one, they have a code written on the outside of the case

[bortaf]

Cheers, got the code written down somewhere from when i took it out last week, i'll give ebay a scan tonight

[WayneB73]

To be fair my battery light has been staying on for over 3 years now. In that time iv had the battery and alternator replaced when wouldn't start but haven't had any other problems.. Iv had the garage check it and they can't find any faults.

[sixaxles]

well just to add to this thread, Christmas eve on the way to work in the dark, I put main beam on and on came my battery light, instantly assumed it was the alternator - on the way home it didn't come on until I put my lights on, had already pee'd the wife off royally by getting her to go to the local parts place and get me an exchange unit - including belt 150quid give or take the odd pound, so I was quite pleased it packed up again lol .... anyway, got the festive celebrations out of the way and fitted the new alternator today - surprise surprise the light came on again after thirty seconds of running, turned it off, started again and it came on again after thirty seconds..... very unhappy! decided to search this forum, found this thread - removed the short wiring loom from the alternator and went in the garage and did a continuity test on the three wires - the blue one was not creating a circuit, removed plastic casing and there it was broken blue wire!!!!!!!!! brilliant!!! at least I know the alternator is now new!

[eggster71]

Thanks guys.
Had this happening intermittently and progressively worse over the last year until the light was on constantly following the 30 sec delay.
2 hour drive this morning after chopping out and reconnecting a previous repair to the loom yesterday. Not a single flicker.

[Carter21]

Hi,

I'm having the same issue with the battery light. I see a lot about the loom, would anyone have a photo of a link of the type need as I have a 2014 connect but all I can find is the mk1 version. Thanks