Originally Posted by
andy888
might be a stretchy belt/belts on that car
power steering light came on, then abs, then every other light came on, then the speed meter stopped working, then driving at low speed the car cut out and when trying to turn the key all I could hear was a loud clicking noise like machine gun. bought a new battery from car parts shop and it turned all lights off apart from the battery light, had a shop check for alternator failure, he said the charging system was putting out zero charge and said it may be a bad alternator.
could all this be due to a bad belt and not a alternator ?
thanks
Originally Posted by
DangerousBryan
Alternator is toast mate. Auxiliary belt has a tensioner on it so it's not a stretchy belt. Power steering is run by an electric pump under the drivers headlight and is the first thing to stop when the alternator dies. It is a smart charge alternator and I really would advise getting a genuine one.
power steering light came on, then abs, then every other light came on, then the speed meter stopped working, then driving at low speed the car cut out and when trying to turn the key all I could hear was a loud clicking noise like machine gun. bought a new battery from car parts shop and it turned all lights off apart from the battery light, had a shop check for alternator failure, he said the charging system was putting out zero charge and said it may be a bad alternator.
could all this be due to a bad belt and not a alternator ?
thanks