Stupid question has my alternator gone?

[conor.rst]

Hey all i recently got a new battery for my car and i ran it flat the other day when i was trying to get to the car to start, ~I put the car on trickle charge and all was well for a few hours now it wont start again so it it just the batt or had the alternator gone aswell ???

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[orionmojo]

get a miltimeter on the batterytwhen its running iirc 14 or so volts should be geing into the battery. if this looks ok its the battery, if theres no volts going in, or very little the alternator could be dying.

[james kiely]

i would say its more a problem with the engine not firing /starting and flattening the battery than the other way around conor ,have you checked for a spark ,fuel etc?


cheers james

[conor.rst]

Originally Posted by james kiely

i would say its more a problem with the engine not firing /starting and flattening the battery than the other way around conor ,have you checked for a spark ,fuel etc?


cheers james

I see what you mean but if i get a jump start from somone it fires up first time no problem or if i put it on charge it fires up straight away first times but then it just all of a suddon just wont start again.

[james kiely]

your new battery could be a dud conor [can you exchange the battery],unless you have a short and its draining the battery even when the car is switched off,



cheers james

[conor.rst]

Originally Posted by james kiely

your new battery could be a dud conor [can you exchange the battery],unless you have a short and its draining the battery even when the car is switched off,



cheers james

Its a halfrauds one lol i havent got the recite anymore do you think i can still change it ???

[turbocabessex]

Originally Posted by conor.rst

Its a halfrauds one lol i havent got the recite anymore do you think i can still change it ???

once runnin the car draws no charge from the battery so if it runs for a bit an then dies an the battery is deaad id put money on it bein the altinator, also when the car is runnin the battery light will be on an get brighter as you rev the engine

[conor.rst]

Originally Posted by turbocabessex

once runnin the car draws no charge from the battery so if it runs for a bit an then dies an the battery is deaad id put money on it bein the altinator, also when the car is runnin the battery light will be on an get brighter as you rev the engine

Saying that i left it running a few hours ago and it just died. is it hard to change a altinator ???

[turbocabessex]

Originally Posted by conor.rst

Saying that i left it running a few hours ago and it just died. is it hard to change a altinator ???

no mate its a piece of piss, 2 nuts on bottom, 1 on top an 1 10mm an 1 8mm nuts holding wires on, dont forget to disconnect battery first tho

[conor.rst]

Cheers man, fooking car gunna have to put management on hold againnnnnnnnnnnnn !!!!!!!!!

[fuzzy]

if the alternator was fucked wouldnt the lights and electrics slowly fade whilst it was running until the batteries drained? if it carrys on running with a jump on a flat battery i reckon the alternators ok.

[conor.rst]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

if the alternator was fucked wouldnt the lights and electrics slowly fade whilst it was running until its drained? if it carrys on running with a jump on a flat battery i reckon the alternators ok.

I did notice the other day when i was driving i got stoped at trafic lights and the lights inside where going very very dimmm then when i started driving it brightend up again

[turbocabessex]

Originally Posted by conor.rst

Cheers man, fooking car gunna have to put management on hold againnnnnnnnnnnnn !!!!!!!!!

should be able to get one from brakers for bout 25/30 quid if not i got mine recon for 55

[turbocabessex]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

if the alternator was fucked wouldnt the lights and electrics slowly fade whilst it was running until the batteries drained? if it carrys on running with a jump on a flat battery i reckon the alternators ok.

that would only be assuming that he done it in the dark an u should have no dash lights on when the engine is running bar the handbrake if it is up, also the engine should still run off the altinator only, u should be able to disconnect a battery while the engine is running without it stalling

[turbocabessex]

Originally Posted by conor.rst

I did notice the other day when i was driving i got stoped at trafic lights and the lights inside where going very very dimmm then when i started driving it brightend up again

def your altinator then mate