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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Blackcab94 on 16 December 2011, 13:06:37

Title: Alternator changed now check oil level on!
Post by: Blackcab94 on 16 December 2011, 13:06:37

Well that was fun!

Changed alternator yesterday after total failure. longish job and bleeding fiddly but after a few strong words and cut hands job done. (just remember to remove all air pipes in front of drive belt first, makes getting the alternator out easy after its unbolted)

Charged battery whilst doing the change, all reconnected up, started fine, volts going to battery all good.  ;D

Then get in car and "check oil level" on  >:(

Checked oil all good at top of dipstick, guess numpty nuts here gotta go back under and see if connector off.  ::)

Think i'll wait till the snows buggered off

Title: Re: Alternator changed now check oil level on!
Post by: albitz on 16 December 2011, 13:21:42

The connector is down near the alternator iirc,so I would guess youve knocked it off. ;)

Title: Re: Alternator changed now check oil level on!
Post by: serek on 16 December 2011, 13:33:47

Quote from: Albs on 16 December 2011, 13:21:42

The connector is down near the alternator iirc,so I would guess youve knocked it off. ;)

that sound about right :)

Title: Re: Alternator changed now check oil level on!
Post by: Blackcab94 on 16 December 2011, 13:55:52

Yep that's what I reckon due to the fact that its on all the time, not the intermittent one when going up, down, round corners or on cruise for a long time!!  :y

Oh well bugger it under I go on a dryer day!

Title: Re: Alternator changed now check oil level on!
Post by: albitz on 16 December 2011, 13:58:28

If its the one Im thinking of its on top of the sump,so no need to go underneath.  :-\

Title: Re: Alternator changed now check oil level on!
Post by: TheBoy on 16 December 2011, 19:40:18

Quote from: Albs on 16 December 2011, 13:58:28

If its the one Im thinking of its on top of the sump,so no need to go underneath.  :-\

Thats correct :)

Unless the wiring got snagged/crushed and is now damaged...

Title: Re: Alternator changed now check oil level on!
Post by: albitz on 16 December 2011, 20:06:59

In which case,insulating tape is his friend. :y ;D

Title: Re: Alternator changed now check oil level on!
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 16 December 2011, 20:15:51

I'd been driving along a bumpy road in my old car, with, er, gusto, hit a particularly big bump and the oil level light came straight on. "Ah bugger", says I, expecting to find a big oily mess... had just knocked the connector off the sump. I drove back the other way with a bit more care...

Title: Re: Alternator changed now check oil level on!
Post by: TheBoy on 16 December 2011, 20:37:44

Quote from: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 16 December 2011, 20:15:51

I'd been driving along a bumpy road in my old car, with, er, gusto, hit a particularly big bump and the oil level light came straight on. "Ah bugger", says I, expecting to find a big oily mess... had just knocked the connector off the sump. I drove back the other way with a bit more care...

Clearly a sign of not trying hard enough ;D  (long standing members may remember the tractor sumpplug incident on the lanes out the back here ::))