Hmmm, if the cable between the battery, (in the back) and the engine, there'd be no dash lights when you turn the key, nothing, dead.Mechanic put reader on Alternator to establish working - so he deduced no current, presumably between front and back ! I am not much good at this, just go on what I am told have learnt a little !
If I get home in 2 weeks with it charged up - and with a lithium starter as back up, that might be option ? But not if I lose all power and leads to cutting out, or maybe power steering loss, which im told can lock..? Just as it used to be - stiffer !
Thank you so much, I will pass on to mechanic - there has been recent "work' around the starter motor and the alternator too as when the stater motor was replaced they checked alternator....Has the engine to chassis earth been considered?
Good shout, that's the other half of the back to front "link"Has the engine to chassis earth been considered?
Have just checked and with 60% charge showing on my 8 hour charger the dash lights are all on......however they wer'nt coming on, or went out quick when the problem started upon arrival at the garage to fill up...also some clicking sounds ? When tried at caravan after 26 mile drive in light little happened - it does now with charge ? So answer to your question is basically yes it was, but not now I have charged it...thanks so much...Hmmm, if the cable between the battery, (in the back) and the engine, there'd be no dash lights when you turn the key, nothing, dead.
Is that how it is, or was, when the battery is OK ish?
Mac.
As stated above the steering assistance is driven by an electrically-powered motor that uses a large amount of current. If the battery voltage gets below a certain level assistance will be switched off. An A2 is driveable with no power steering but it is obviously a wee bit more resistance than normal.Battery - after 6 hours charging and reading 60% full from "absolute zero" - it took a while to get up to 20% - it now gives voltage of 13. 9 from around 11. 5 when I connected charger...was tested at specialist 2 - 3 weeks ago at 80 %....
If the alternator was delivering, as it should, the engine should run normally, once it's started. The battery is needed to start the engine, once it's running, the alternator is running the car, and charging the battery too .If i use it with no charging will eventually cause big problem with engine cutting out, light weather etc - not to mention flat to start - though i have lithium starter as back up, but it then start ok but same cut out problem ensue....
Thanks, will screen shot this to send on, earths around alternator noted - and engine chassis pointed out earlier.. think he checked alternator from front. When the alternator was replaced last April, there was an issue, dont know what it was but replaced.If the alternator was delivering, as it should, the engine should run normally, once it's started. The battery is needed to start the engine, once it's running, the alternator is running the car, and charging the battery too .
I'm guessing the mechanic is measuring the voltage with engine running, at the battery, in the back, and is not seeing the voltage from the alternator, so suspects the cables between the alternator and the battery.
I'm thinking that if those cables were the problem, the car would be dead.
Alternator, and cables, especially earths around the alternator need to be checked.
Mac.