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Old 23-01-2009
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Originally Posted by DCM View Post
yes, running. It could be your alternator, if it is struggling under load, but you can also get a load test done on the 12V too. The revs should drop when you put a heavy electrical drain (lights etc) or mechanical drain (air con) but the ecu should pick up the drop in revs and compensate........
Agreed, on our old Focus the revs would drop for an instant, then pick up as the car increased them to cope.

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