Problem with AU

barryAu · 25-07-2009, 11:15 AM

Hi all,
Last night while driving home i noticed my dash lights were really dim also i noticed that my ABS and airbag indicator lights had come on, all of a sudden my radio was turning on and off by itself. Afew minutes later all the gauges/ speed, fuel,temp stopped working and it also seemed like it was about to stall which it then did, tried starting the car again which it didn't. I managed to get a jump start and get home. Once a got home i put a multimeter on my battery to discover the voltage was 8.6v idle. This morning i tried starting the ford to no avail. My guess is its the alternator. Please any comments/replies greatly appreciated.

P.S love this forum so much information !!!

private9 · 25-07-2009, 11:19 AM

Sounds like alternator to me!

InfernoSR · 25-07-2009, 11:21 AM

I 2nd that notion...

FPV+fteT3 · 25-07-2009, 11:32 AM

Barry get it started and run it at about 1500rpm check the voltage with car going reading should be around 13 -15volts if it is the alternator is ok if it is lower it is definately cactus.

barryAu · 25-07-2009, 03:59 PM

Will do thanks everyone for your replies.

BoostedT · 25-07-2009, 09:49 PM

Definatly time for a New Alternator Barry , and Luck has it that Both AU and BA Alternators are the Same , So there is an Abundance of them Around

cheers
Daniel

LANKY 1 · 25-07-2009, 11:58 PM

yep alternator/flat battery

i had the same thing. u could see the battery gauge go down when ever using the brakes. using brakes and indicators made everything dissapear, including lcd display

got new alternator and battery under warenty

barryAu · 26-07-2009, 05:45 PM

excellent thanks guys. Anyone know what sort of price i'm looking at for supply and install of a new alternator ?

cheers Barry

jcto · 26-07-2009, 08:18 PM

Barry,

I had mine replaced a couple of weeks ago and it cost $524.00, this however may not be indicative of normal pricing as the guys I took it too overcharge for everything but they were the only ones who could do it at very short notice..ie I rang at 0730 and it was all done by 1200....gr8 service inflated price....I have read that exchange ones for AU's are not worth getting and is better to get a brand spanker, there are a couple of threads on here and it was mentioned that the Mitsubishi brand alternator is the better one...hope it helps.

james

barryAu · 27-07-2009, 10:10 AM

Hi all,
Update on the alternator situation, im getting it replaced with a new one. Price is $480, the reason for this madness is because of the power steering pump leaking on the alternator.

thanks to all for your comments

Barry.

jcto · 27-07-2009, 02:59 PM

Exactly same as mine...although it took 6 months after the leak ws fixed for the alternator to give up the ghost.

blueoval · 27-07-2009, 03:09 PM

glad you got it sorted Barry. Seems like a common issue. I'll keep an eye on mine when the time comes. Im getting a little bit of weeping out of the PS pump at the back.

**Mont5.0** · 27-07-2009, 06:02 PM

if i remember correctly- someone on here cleaned there alternator after giving it a power steering fluid bath. They seem to have rectified the problem- cheaper alternative than a 500 buck replacement.??

JC · 27-07-2009, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mont5.0

if i remember correctly- someone on here cleaned there alternator after giving it a power steering fluid bath. They seem to have rectified the problem- cheaper alternative than a 500 buck replacement.??

That was Ron West - an unexpected bonus, I'd say.