Alternator/Battery problem.

1. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #1 22nd December 2010, 16:30

   Hi all
   
   Strange 1 this sometimes on a cold morning driving along for the 1st 2 miles or so the battery light is faintly visable.Also when you turn the ignition key to the 1st position the battery light pulses faintly.The car always starts 1st time & 2 years ago it had a brand new alternator.
   
   Steve.
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 22nd December 2010, 18:16

   Anybody?????
   
   Steve.
3. SidnySaxo Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 369 00 VTR Saxo

   #3 22nd December 2010, 19:39

   Altenater mate,get it checkd prob on its way out
4. user_36078 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Costa Del Posts: 8010

   #4 22nd December 2010, 19:41

   Wiring to the alternator also.
5. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #5 22nd December 2010, 20:09

   Thanks for the replies its a new(2yrs old)alternator though will check the wiring ie the earth cable.
   
   Steve.
6. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #6 23rd December 2010, 15:30

   Just a little update the car started 1st time this morning however the wipers were working slow the heater although on full blast didn`t seem like it then petrol guage started jumping.Went to fill up with petrol started it up again & bingo everything working as per normal went to a mates garage who tested the battery & the alternator who said its charging fine & to put the battery on trickle charge then clean up the alternator connections.He said its a cold weather problem.
   
   Steve.
7. Railroader Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx

   #7 23rd December 2010, 17:02

   Engine earth strap?
8. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #8 23rd December 2010, 17:44

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Railroader Engine earth strap?

   Thanks for that I imagine its on the inner wing in the engine bay?Do you know which side?
   
   Steve.
9. DansexysaxoVTS Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Ipswich Suffolk Posts: 355 saxo vts

   #9 23rd December 2010, 17:47

   Might be bottom crankshaft pully mine went the other weak and sum times it charged and sum times it did not
10. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #10 24th December 2010, 14:33

    Now found out the problem, Alternator not charging the battery had to call out the RAC I lost all the electrics.
    
    Steve.