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| stampy |
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so today i was driving home and noticed the car was a bit rough, after paying a bit more attention i saw the battery light was lit on the dash, it went out after about 2 minutes so i didnt think much of it, anyways later this arvo i was driving and i came back on, i check the belt and it was still intact, all wires look connected still and the car was still running even when i turned it off and back on again.
anyeways after about 1/2 hr of still driving the car lost all power, was coughing and spluttering and firing really bad, i pulled over and check the motor still cant see anything wrong, now it wont start at all flat battery i think.............. anyone got any idea's why it could just suddenly die, shoudl i go get a new alternator maybe???? |
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| Gaz |
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id get a new battery before a new alternator.
batterys have a tendency to suddely die.
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| stampy |
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battery is only 2 months old, i'll try it though in the morning, cheers
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| voxace |
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Nah, I would think alternator. Once a car is running it doesn't even use the battery really.
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| xpression |
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heres an interesting point that wont apply to this topic specifically.
BA/BF (and possibly AU, im not sure) control the voltage reg in the alternator by the pcm |
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| twr7cx |
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Alternators prolly gone. I drove my car around for 3 days with that light on once...
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| Brett3158 |
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Try recharging the battery. If you can, then start the car then check the voltage across the battery with a multimeter or get an auto elec to do it. It should be around 13.8v at around approx 1500rpm. If the voltage is much lower, especially if it is under 12v, then it is your alternater. If you cant recharge your battery then replace it first.
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| stampy |
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does anyone know if an alternator from an xf, will fit in the EA???? i got one here but i think its a different plug connection to the ea.
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| jeffb |
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it will be an alternator issue, more than likely the brushes, can puckup new brushes from an auto elec fairly cheap, thats what i would be replacing first, you will obviously also need to charge up your battery.
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| Lazz20 |
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If it was the battery it wouldnt make the car misfire like your saying. The alternator would be the first place to start i think.
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| EL__Fairmont |
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Want model EA have you got if it's a pre 1990 model without tibbe locks then you will have a bosch alternator and the voltage regulator is at the back with 2 screws holding it in.
I would say the 2 bushes on the voltage regulator are worn right down and that's whats causing the light to come on. Just pull it out and check to see if there is any meat left on the 2 bushes. There rectangular in shape and hold in by a spring, about 2cm long. cheers.............
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| 84_Fairlane |
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dust off a multimeter and check that the alternator is chargering the brushes could be worn out and be makeing poor/no contact at all and the light would pop up for this reason
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| fordfreak ef |
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my car is doing that stuff too... reading only 12 volts on the guage then after 5-10mins reading more like 14.4 vollts then occasionaly spiking up to just under 16 volts!! -with the needles in the dash going up and down crazy and my headlights pulsing brighter..along with all the other little lights in the dash.. my alternator is only 2 months old reco'ed..
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| stampy |
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well just thought i'd fill everyone on what happened...........so the next day i went to the wreckers and got a new alternator ($60), drove all the way into the city to get the car which i had left at a servo, asked the guy there if it was cool and he said yeah, i drive into the servo and the car isnt there.
turns out the chcik working there that morning wantedto park her car in the spot where mt car was left and called a tow truck which came and took it away to the depot, now they want $400 to get it out plus $25 for each day its in there. i was soooooo freaking p****d off, there were no tow away signs where i left the car and the guy said it would be safe. i'm not paying the bill and have rang a lawer to get it sorted out, went and took photo's of where it was and there is clearly no signs saying it would be towed. After i spoke to the chick again i said where are the signs and she told me the sign had fallen down that night andthey hadnt gotten around to putting it back up 
i'll keep everyone updated to let you's know how it goes in court LOL thanks heaps for the help guys |
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| ef_jet |
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sounds like alternator
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