4agze Electrical? woes

Re: 4agze Electrical? woes (dennis the menace)

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:51:23 GMT

It is as easy as it looks - just remember to disconnect the battery negative, then the positive, before doing anything else. Saves fireworks . . .

Re: 4agze Electrical? woes (Kookabanus)

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:55:33 GMT

Yeah well I was just gonna take it somewhere to get done but after looking at it a but closer I might as well do it myself, seems straight forward enough!

Re: 4agze Electrical? woes (dennis the menace)

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:41:07 GMT

Darn - would have been a simple/cheap fix. At least we don't go through drama's trying to get the alternator out, as our SW cousins do . . .

Re: 4agze Electrical? woes (Kookabanus)

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:06:40 GMT

Had a look this morning and yeah, the belt is still on.

Re: 4agze Electrical? woes (dennis the menace)

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:10:03 GMT

Just a thought, the alternator belt is still on, isn't it? Mine once did the same light show, and had spat the belt off when the air/con pump seized.

Re: 4agze Electrical? woes (Kookabanus)

Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:58:32 GMT

Yep didn't go up at all when revving, bugger! Oh well thanks for the help, much appreciated as I'm pretty hopeless when it comes to electrics.

Re: 4agze Electrical? woes (dennis the menace)

Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:49:28 GMT

If that was your reading at about 3000 rpm then, yep, sorry, alternator is dead.

Re: 4agze Electrical? woes (Kookabanus)

Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:46:05 GMT

Just checked the battery voltage and it's only showing 11.8V, I guess that means the alternator isn't charging right?

Re: 4agze Electrical? woes (Kookabanus)

Mon, 09 Dec 2013 10:25:16 GMT

I've grabbed a multimeter from work so I'll check tonight. I hope it's not the alternator, it got rebuilt about a year ago.

Cheers

Re: 4agze Electrical? woes (dennis the menace)

Sun, 08 Dec 2013 21:57:02 GMT

Random collection of dash lights is often a sign that the alternator is unhappy. What's the voltage reading at the battery (ignore the gauge position).

4agze Electrical? woes (Kookabanus)

Sun, 08 Dec 2013 12:49:05 GMT

Yesterday when I started the adub, I noticed a few warning lights had popped up. The Cooling Fan, Cat converter? and Charge light were all lit up. The supercharger LED is also constantly on.

I disconnected the battery to see if they would clear but haven't. I checked for any codes thrown up but its just giving the constant quick flash which I believe means no codes, right?

The car seems to drive fine although a couple times while trying to engage the supercharger it didn't kick in when it should and I had to let it keep revving until it suddenly clicked in and the car shot forward with a heap of boost.

Any ideas? I'm not sure whether to take it to an auto-electrician or not, I'm assuming it's an electrical issue...

Cheers.