Important! : Please help ongoing problem

1. djdavies Newbie Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 20

   #1 18th March 2010, 12:59

   Rite recently had problems starting the car so bumped it and left to charge for a while the next night started fine so drove it and within less than a mile it started dying ( trying to stall) so mamaged to drive home with no stereo and lights on etc...
   
   i then had battery tested and it was f===cked so got a new one ..
   
   again went for a drive and it still done it...
   
   so tested volatages etc and seemed to be alternator
   
   so have put a brand new alternator in
   
   tested voltages etc and is fine
   
   drove home was fine
   
   drove today and within about half hour it started to want to die again
   
   does anyone no what this could be??
   
   tahnks for reading
2. iMystikz Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Costa Del Sol Posts: 1533

   #2 18th March 2010, 13:18

   Try checking the wires from the alternator to the starter motor to the Positive on the battery as they are in the same curcuit, one of them might have come loose or cut off.
3. akuakabucy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Liverpool Posts: 596 Mk5 Golf GTTDI, Vauxhall Vivaro

   #3 18th March 2010, 13:25

   give your connection to the alternator a good sand. may be poor connection
4. callam1989 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 sunny sunny bournemouth Posts: 226 saxo vtr X2 saxo vts and a westie!!!

   #4 18th March 2010, 15:15

   i had this problem with a vectr , i spent £100's on auto eletricks and couldnt ever find the problem, scrapped it eventually , hope u find the fault