| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1470.1 | Slipping belt? | WELCLU::SHUTTLEWOOD | | Mon Jun 17 1991 14:37 | 2 |
| Could be nothing more than a slipping drive belt, especially if it's
worse in wet weather.....
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| 1470.2 | | MASALA::IJOHNSTON | Dib Dib Dib! | Mon Jun 17 1991 14:40 | 6 |
| Check that your fan belt is tight and that the rubber mountings are
o.k. If these check out to be o.k and no improvment then your
alternator is more than likely goosed!
Ian.
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| 1470.3 | Worn Brushes ? | SUBURB::GROOMN | The Renault 5 are innocent - OK ! | Mon Jun 17 1991 14:45 | 8 |
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If I read you right, it's been getting worse over time. This sounds
like an alternator problem. One of the most frequent causes of this
are worn brushes. Replacements can be purchased for about 4 pounds and
take about 1/2 hour to fit (can be a bit fiddly). Most garages will
replace the entire alternator, not particularly economic........
Nev.
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| 1470.4 | Take it to FK Autos | SQGUK::GRUBB | | Mon Jun 17 1991 15:06 | 16 |
| There is a small place in Newbury called FK Autos who
will repair alternators and starter motors etc
I recently took the alternator from my Espace to them,
they fitted a new control box, I picked it up 2 hours
later and they charged me �18 - a bit cheaper than
buying a replacement one at approx �70!
They also repaired a starter motor for me - new brushes
in � hour and charged me �10.
I can thoroughly recommend them.
They are just off Hambridge Lane.
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| 1470.5 | thanks | YUPPY::MCINTYRE | | Mon Jun 17 1991 17:23 | 9 |
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thanks muchly...the fan belt is ok but the mountings will get the once
over tonight...otherwise I guess it's time to get the alternator
checked..
thanks
tom
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| 1470.6 | | SHIPS::ALFORD_J | an elephant is a mouse with an oper. sys. | Mon Jun 17 1991 19:02 | 13 |
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It's far more likely to be the regulator than the altenator...especially if
you have had oil gasket problems in the recent past...
Regulators are allergic to oil and the symptoms only manifest when the engine
is hot. This can be a very expensive problem, as it seems to be impossible for
the average mechanic to correctly diagnose, so you pay for new batteries,
new/recon altenators etc, long before they ever consider replacing a �15
regulator...
(Most common on VW Polos due to the position of the regulator on the back of
the altenator, right under the oil drip-path...)
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| 1470.7 | | HUGS::AND_KISSES | Scott Marshall | Mon Jun 17 1991 19:30 | 4 |
| re .6: Most Fords have the regulator integral with the alternator...
Leaky water-works can also damage the alternator... well, it did in my case!
Scott
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| 1470.8 | Same problem on a VW Scirocco !. | KERNEL::BAYLISD | I know pigs exist, therefore... | Tue Jun 18 1991 14:46 | 19 |
| I've got a similar problem on my VW Scirocco GTI.
I've checked all the obvious bits and pieces like Fan Belt, mountings,
etc but it still persists. I've also noticed that a little black thing
under the fuse box (relay thingy i think) gets rather warm when driving
around. I've done the obvious like take it out, put it back, take it
out again and make sure everything's nice and clean, put it back, etc.
There's no indication of the battery being flat at all and if the
warning light is quite bright I can make it almost go out completly by
turning the indicators on.
I'm thinking along the lines of dodgy connections somewhere but I
haven't got around to checking this out yet.
Any ideas ?
Dave.
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| 1470.9 | | DCC::HAGARTY | Essen, Trinken und Shaggen... | Tue Jun 18 1991 17:57 | 3 |
| Ahhh Gi'day...�
Whenever I've had that problem (very very similar) it was the regulator
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| 1470.10 | Bodgy fuse-box? | NEWOA::SUTTON | Ban whaling | Mon Jun 24 1991 14:29 | 4 |
| Bodgy connections at the fuse box for the instrument cluster sort of
region can produce a nice red light with the battery sign on it.
Worth a check.
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| 1470.11 | earth strap | ESSB::DOODY | | Wed Aug 28 1991 16:50 | 3 |
| Could it be a slightly loose earth <--> engine strap???
Is the starter lazy ???
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