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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: tigers_gonads on 17 May 2009, 09:38:58
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another day, another problem :'(
noticed the battery light glowing dim in the dark with the keys out over the past few days :'(
driving home yesterday, pulled up and noticed a bit of smoke coming out from around the chuffin alternator.
looks like the tinkers had it :'(
cheers steve
is they a ........... "how too" on here or any shortcuts or advice anybody has would be appreciated :y
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another day, another problem :'(
noticed the battery light glowing dim in the dark with the keys out over the past few days :'(
driving home yesterday, pulled up and noticed a bit of smoke coming out from around the chuffin alternator.
looks like the tinkers had it :'(
cheers steve
is they a ........... "how too" on here or any shortcuts or advice anybody has would be appreciated :y
That's it I'm afraid. Once you've let the smoke out of your wiring loom you're preety much goosed ...... http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html
Lucas & Delco are a similar system!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
loved the haynes bit :y :y ;D ;D ;D
now i know why my old man always refaired to a hammer as a enginers screwdriver ;D ;D
oh well, like father .............. like son ;D ;D
where's me rather hammer ;D ;D
ps .............. any more tips ????
ps ............ our lass has hidden the lighter and the jerry can ;D
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fairly straight forward to take off
where abouts do you live :y
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im in hull mate :y
down to removing the last bolt ( top one ) :y
spanner on the front and about 5 combinations of universal / flexy / extention / step down - step up / ratchet on it. lol
then it starts to rain :'(
how i love my miggy ;D
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im in hull mate :y
down to removing the last bolt ( top one ) :y
spanner on the front and about 5 combinations of universal / flexy / extention / step down - step up / ratchet on it. lol
then it starts to rain :'(
how i love my miggy ;D
how we love the great british weather
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Wouldnt be the firs time I've had to get the brollie out to work on a car.Lol The neighbours find it rather amusing, ( we all love the british weather.) :D
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Right, all joking aside.....if your alternator was emitting smoke then just swap it for a new one (or exchange unit).
Given the cost versus your time posting here versus the fault finding time if you want to go down to component level, it's not worth pi$$ing about with IMO.
Most places that offer exchange units will throw the removal/fitting in for free...so if anything else is goosed then they will find it anyway before you lay out your hard earned (at least, any company worth it's salt will find any potential fault).
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Its rare for an alternator on an Omega to smoke!
Get a good second hand one....dont pay the robbing prices of poorly reond ones as they are pretty reliable units (just make sure teh ebarings are smooth)
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thanks for the answers lads, pulled one off my old saloon im breaking on sunday ( once the rain stoped :y )
stripped it down on the lounge table sunday night too find the regulator had started to melt hence the battery light on the dash on 24/7 and the smoke :'(
fitted it yesterday ( again in between the rain :y)
everything ok now :y
also swaped the dual ram system of my saloon. question on that on the other section about that
cheers steve