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alli Ronald |
posted on 20th May 05 at 09:59 |
oooookay, so ive put the car in the garage today, the guys phoned me back to tell me that "ive checked he alternator and it seems fine - good current on full load and no drop off, no whine from that son" | |
alli Ronald |
posted on 19th May 05 at 14:01 |
just had a quote from my local garage for the alt... £200 excl. labour :/ seems bit steep, must be a brand new one. although he did say hed have to take it off to find out what power rating the one thats on it is.... | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 19th May 05 at 13:34 |
you can pick up a 2nd hand alternator for about £30 easliy!!! | |
alli Ronald |
posted on 19th May 05 at 13:26 |
n1 CorsAsh, | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 19th May 05 at 13:18 |
quote: what a coincidence... because i have a heavy duty battery in my car as well, and it has fooked up , because it keeps going flat now!! but the whinining in my car started after i had the belts replaced... the battery was put in a few months after that!! :o | |
CorsAsh |
posted on 19th May 05 at 12:14 |
Alternator problem I reckon - the whining is down to the battery using more power than the alternator can supply if it's knackered, so resistance in the alternator build up to a point where the belt slips and you get the noise. Replace the alt or you may find yourself stuck on the side of a welsh mountain in shit weather with a dead car... like I did. | |
alli Ronald |
posted on 19th May 05 at 11:54 |
can you do that- just dump it? doesnt it have a purpose? | |
5chaap2k |
posted on 19th May 05 at 11:49 |
it's the vaccuumcleaner, that bloody thing also known as the secondary airpump, if u feel anoyed by it.. | |
alli Ronald |
posted on 19th May 05 at 11:44 |
so i tried spraying the hell outta the alternator with some WD40 last night to see if the lubrication of bearings would help.... | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 18th May 05 at 22:27 |
ive got almost a identical problem dude.... | |
alli Ronald |
posted on 18th May 05 at 22:14 |
yeh its a 1.4 16v SRi | |
Ant |
posted on 18th May 05 at 22:10 |
16v??? secondry air pump or whatever it is called | |
alli Ronald |
posted on 18th May 05 at 22:08 |
oh yeh 4got to mention, | |
alli Ronald |
posted on 18th May 05 at 21:55 |
ok so heres the problem! |