Hello all,
I'm new to the forum and new to trying to be my own mechanic. Haven't found a good indy shop in SW Mo yet. Not really wanting to go to the dealership.
That being said, our 2010 LX570 (stock) began to flash all sorts of lights on the dash on Friday (Jan 21, 2022), and it took a couple pushes of the button to start. It did happen to drop to 0* F that morning. Lights included check engine, 4LO flashing, Traction Control, the yellow triangle, and "check VSC system." Next morning resulted in engine not turning over at all, but all electronics worked. That being said, on Monday I took the battery to O'Reilly's; they tested, said it was bad, and sold me a new one. Fired right up after install, without any lights on the dash. Victory!... or so I thought. Shut it off, and she set until this morning, when it was 13* and she wouldn't start again. Interior lights working, electronics working, but nothing period happening with the engine. I'm in the process of searching for my multimeter to test volts (as I was told to do). I'll try to jump her when I find it.
Thought maybe in the meantime I'd see if anyone more seasoned than me had anything similar occur and could help point me in a direction to start diag. Is there a fuse somewhere that could affect ignition? Should a brand new, hot battery completely drain in less than 48 hours? Would the alternator have anything to do with this problem, or does it seem electrical? Keep in mind haven't actually driven since replacing battery 2 days ago; it didn't even run for 3 minutes.
Thank you in advance!
I'm new to the forum and new to trying to be my own mechanic. Haven't found a good indy shop in SW Mo yet. Not really wanting to go to the dealership.
That being said, our 2010 LX570 (stock) began to flash all sorts of lights on the dash on Friday (Jan 21, 2022), and it took a couple pushes of the button to start. It did happen to drop to 0* F that morning. Lights included check engine, 4LO flashing, Traction Control, the yellow triangle, and "check VSC system." Next morning resulted in engine not turning over at all, but all electronics worked. That being said, on Monday I took the battery to O'Reilly's; they tested, said it was bad, and sold me a new one. Fired right up after install, without any lights on the dash. Victory!... or so I thought. Shut it off, and she set until this morning, when it was 13* and she wouldn't start again. Interior lights working, electronics working, but nothing period happening with the engine. I'm in the process of searching for my multimeter to test volts (as I was told to do). I'll try to jump her when I find it.
Thought maybe in the meantime I'd see if anyone more seasoned than me had anything similar occur and could help point me in a direction to start diag. Is there a fuse somewhere that could affect ignition? Should a brand new, hot battery completely drain in less than 48 hours? Would the alternator have anything to do with this problem, or does it seem electrical? Keep in mind haven't actually driven since replacing battery 2 days ago; it didn't even run for 3 minutes.
Thank you in advance!
