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omegod Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1389 liverpool Gender: Drives: 99 3.0 V6 Elite Auto,LPG, 98 728i sport, 04 Fiesta	Alternator Repair/replace? 08. Jul 2010 at 14:01 Thanks to very quick replies it qappears my alternator in on it's way out due to making a horrid whineing dental drill type noise through the stereo! Can a v6 be Alt be repaired when this starts or its it a straight replacement jobbie? Anyone know how much for a new one?
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Alternator Repair/replace? Reply #1 - 08. Jul 2010 at 14:07 Hmmm....not convinced....is the battery charging ok? Any sign of the charge light being on? Any bolt on bits or additions to the car? Are the 0V connections all ok?
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mikeh Junior Member Offline Posts: 80 London Gender: Drives: 99 2.5 Petrol CDX Auto Pre-Fac	Re: Alternator Repair/replace? Reply #2 - 08. Jul 2010 at 14:09 Had my 2.5 V6 alternator bearings replaced by Lucas in 2003 for £100.00. At the time it was a lot cheaper than a replacement from a main dealer.
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Reply #3 - 08. Jul 2010 at 14:11

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 08. Jul 2010 at 14:07:

Hmmm....not convinced....is the battery charging ok?

Any sign of the charge light being on?

Any bolt on bits or additions to the car?

Are the 0V connections all ok?

This is thread in question, but dubious about reference to interfering with TV's! Huh

If is an alternator issue, would the problem not also occur when there is high load on it, like heated rear screen or heated seats on?

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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1278593064

« Last Edit: 08. Jul 2010 at 14:16 by tunnie »

Do you break V6's as often as TheBoy? Then you need tunnie's towing services, recovery costs are just the humiliation of being towed by 2/3's of an engine

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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Alternator Repair/replace? Reply #4 - 08. Jul 2010 at 14:12 mikeh wrote on 08. Jul 2010 at 14:09: Had my 2.5 V6 alternator bearings replaced by Lucas in 2003 for £100.00. At the time it was a lot cheaper than a replacement from a main dealer. Kin ell! 100 quid for 12 quids worth of bearings and half an hours work!
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mikeh Junior Member Offline Posts: 80 London Gender: Drives: 99 2.5 Petrol CDX Auto Pre-Fac	Re: Alternator Repair/replace? Reply #5 - 08. Jul 2010 at 14:14 I was quite happy at the time compared to dealer quote of £500 to supply new and fit.
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omegod Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1389 liverpool Gender: Drives: 99 3.0 V6 Elite Auto,LPG, 98 728i sport, 04 Fiesta	Re: Alternator Repair/replace? Reply #6 - 08. Jul 2010 at 14:41 Well to expand it appears to be charging ok as far as I can tell, the battery was replaced recently at the end of it's 2 year warranty and when the factor tested it he said it was defo the battery. TBH I am advised to check the earths and have not done so as yet, so may be jumping the gun a bit.
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Re: Alternator Repair/replace?
Reply #7 - 08. Jul 2010 at 15:45

omegod wrote on 08. Jul 2010 at 14:41:

Well to expand it appears to be charging ok as far as I can tell, the battery was replaced recently at the end of it's 2 year warranty and when the factor tested it he said it was defo the battery.

TBH I am advised to check the earths and have not done so as yet, so may be jumping the gun a bit.

Lol, semantics I know but......your earth will be a ground spike somewhere and related to your house wiring, your chassis ground or 0V connection will be on your car Thumbs Up!

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