the grim reeper
A2OC Donor
Well yestarday on the way to work my battery light came on, well flashed then stayed on, as it was dark 5.30am, i waited till break before having a look at this.
Checked the belt that was fine (new sept last year) so thought it would have been strange if that had snapped, so asked if i could bring it in to put it on the works computer, well nothing came up (just faults that i needed to clear from brake switch). so tested the battery 11.85v nothing out of the ordinary there, started the car up 14+v so it was charging, then noticed the light had gone out.
Drove home, nothing, been out last night still nothing. Then today started car up fine set off drove about a mile or so back it came on off stayed on, then went off, then flashed for a bit, then off, then stayed on. stopped off at my brothers for about an hr went back was still on, on the way to get a dent done on my car the light flashed then went off and hasen't come back on.
So what i'm getting at is is this the alternator starting to fail or is there something else that could cause this???????????, as a new alternator is £500, an exchange on is less but still runs at about £300 less discount, was thinking of seeing if my local auto electricians would re-con mine ?
Cheers Phil
Checked the belt that was fine (new sept last year) so thought it would have been strange if that had snapped, so asked if i could bring it in to put it on the works computer, well nothing came up (just faults that i needed to clear from brake switch). so tested the battery 11.85v nothing out of the ordinary there, started the car up 14+v so it was charging, then noticed the light had gone out.
Drove home, nothing, been out last night still nothing. Then today started car up fine set off drove about a mile or so back it came on off stayed on, then went off, then flashed for a bit, then off, then stayed on. stopped off at my brothers for about an hr went back was still on, on the way to get a dent done on my car the light flashed then went off and hasen't come back on.
So what i'm getting at is is this the alternator starting to fail or is there something else that could cause this???????????, as a new alternator is £500, an exchange on is less but still runs at about £300 less discount, was thinking of seeing if my local auto electricians would re-con mine ?
Cheers Phil