Important! : alternator and cutting out

1. davefurio Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 137 black saxo furio

   #1 19th February 2013, 19:47

   hi my saxo furio keeps cuttin out tryed loads of things to stop it but nothing has stopped it. it also a week before this started happening the alternator packed in and i have put a 1.1 alternator on could this be the reason why it is cutting out ???
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 19th February 2013, 21:41

   Have you checked the charging rate of the new alternator?
3. Jonesy_VTR Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2009 Benacre,Suffolk Posts: 259 Saxo vts track car project

   #3 20th February 2013, 15:29

   The 1.1 alternator might not be man enough for the engine also the cutting out cold be the crankshaft sensor i have had that problem on Saxos before
4. Saxo_Ross L-plater Joined: Mar 2013 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 53 Desire 1.1 MEGA BORE!!! 1.8 Focus zetec

   #4 5th March 2013, 14:07

   I need to check my alternator out on my 1.1, could someone point me in the right direction to finding the two terminals?
   
   as you can defiantely tell I am a newbie haha