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Woke up this morning, went to my car (bearing in mind I parked it up after a 110 mile round trip the night before) and it started justr fine, alternator had packed up , again, this is the third one in four years I am fed up with it, unfortunately the alternator also drives the power steering, revved it a bit and it worked so set off, almost made the three miles too but drove back needing the arms of Garth. I had little alternative as I really needed it today, came back well full also. Going to find out exactly when I bought the last one as I am thinking it is less than twelve months ago. Does anyone have a suggestion as to which make to go for this time around?
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What make is the one that's keeled over?
I had the same problem with alternators failing, about 1 a year always just out of guarantee.
It happened last year in December and the previous year.
This time I bought a Bosch one, not cheap but if it lasts longer than a year I'll be happier.
The last one was a NAPPA, never buying one of those again!
I had the same problem with alternators failing, about 1 a year always just out of guarantee.
It happened last year in December and the previous year.
This time I bought a Bosch one, not cheap but if it lasts longer than a year I'll be happier.
The last one was a NAPPA, never buying one of those again!
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I think this was the same, I will try to find out for certain.
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I might have a new vauxhall one but will need to try and find some part numbers, you sure it's not the battery?
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Certain, thealternator drives the power steering, or not as in todays fiasco, ABS light was coming on and everything.
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couple of small jobs (is there any such thing?) to the new quad. first was making the x-quad frame fit the new quad. dead easy, the rear bolts straight up, the front 2 small brackets.
and second was to weld up the heat shield. its really thin steel, so a bit tricky, but i think it went ok...
and second was to weld up the heat shield. its really thin steel, so a bit tricky, but i think it went ok...
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Still be worth checking the battery, its battery killing weather at the moment
Yesterday I did some service stuff on my Renault Master Camper (it's only done 3.5k-ish miles since I bought it 14-months-ago as I was converting it, and I'd been told it was serviced before I bought it but....).
So new expensive synthetic 5w-40 & a new oil filter, and I'd already bought the recommended TRANSELF synthetic gearbox oil (the gearbox is reportedly the weak point of the drivetrain, and this is the stuff to use if you want any chance of it remaining in one piece for a while).
Up on 2 levelling blocks to give the tad more room under the bumper, and both jobs were a cinch - a pleasant surprise after the new starter-motor wrangling exercise of last week. Both oil drain plugs easy to get at, the oil filter us at the front of the engine right at the bottom behind a 27mm socket head threaded cap, while the gearbox filler point is also near the front and doesn't even need a tool to remove.
(I did use a 12v pump to get the gearbox oil in to keep it as easy as possible).
While the engine oil was pretty black (not badly broken-down or anything though) the gear oil that came out actually looked good - a slightly darker shade than the new oil, but it looked to be in very good condition... so perhaps it has been serviced well (ex-council so no service history. It should have been regularly serviced - but should have doesn't mean something actually was.
So new expensive synthetic 5w-40 & a new oil filter, and I'd already bought the recommended TRANSELF synthetic gearbox oil (the gearbox is reportedly the weak point of the drivetrain, and this is the stuff to use if you want any chance of it remaining in one piece for a while).
Up on 2 levelling blocks to give the tad more room under the bumper, and both jobs were a cinch - a pleasant surprise after the new starter-motor wrangling exercise of last week. Both oil drain plugs easy to get at, the oil filter us at the front of the engine right at the bottom behind a 27mm socket head threaded cap, while the gearbox filler point is also near the front and doesn't even need a tool to remove.
(I did use a 12v pump to get the gearbox oil in to keep it as easy as possible).
While the engine oil was pretty black (not badly broken-down or anything though) the gear oil that came out actually looked good - a slightly darker shade than the new oil, but it looked to be in very good condition... so perhaps it has been serviced well (ex-council so no service history. It should have been regularly serviced - but should have doesn't mean something actually was.
