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Thank you for that - Yes due a cambelt change so will get it done at the same time... Does anyone have an idea how much this job is likely to cost me? Any volunteers / mechanics out there who want the work?


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Yes = me being stupid.... As you look at the front of the engine looks like 4 things that the belt wraps around.

top one on left hand side (as you look at it) seems to be just a pulley
one below that seems to drive something and seems fine

One with the problem is the top big one in the centre of the engine - that seems mashed - Thats where the water is flowing out of..... any help?

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Last night driving down the M1 - Engine light.... Loss of power steering.... lots of steam..... Pull over....RAC take me home..

Looking at the engine bay this morning, the car has thrown off  that lovely belt that wraps around the pulleys and water is pissing out of whichever nice shiney pulley is at the bottom.... ITs not broken it has come off.

Is this terminal - Is this the water pump seizing?  Car still starts and runs (clearly not going to drive it with no water though.)

Temperature guage at  time of problem was normal.

I'm sure you guys can break the news to me in your own inimitable style?  :-/

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Got a result complaining to Formula 1 - They gave me the battery free of charge (well £75 of vouchers anyway)

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I went to a different formula 1 store to get the battery since they were the best price by far and gave a 4 year guarantee (for what its worth)

I am going to write to HO and complain about the other store telling me the battery was fine and needing a new alternator when clearly I didnt - I will let you all know what happens! :o

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ok - new battery fitted - alternator is now kicking out over 13 volts at tickover - Lets wait and see what happens....

Thanks for all the tips and advice guys.

 :y

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Thanks for the info - How do I find out / contact other members in Northampton - Cheapest quote I have got for a battery is £76 - Guess I need to weigh up whether its worth waiting a few days to save £26 - I have one of those portable jump start battery things to get the  car started - but do I run any risks of damaging anything else driving the car with a duff battery?  It doesn't die once it is running...

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I disconnected the battery from the charger overnight and testing it this morning showed only 8.3 volts but seems stable at that - ie the voltage is not plummeting while you watch - as it did last night.  I'm going to need a new battery anyway... How do I get a battery through the trade club?

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Thanks for that....

I disconnected the battery completely today and attached it to a charger - Now here's the thing. Battery charges up, but as soon as disconnected from the charger, I can connect my voltmeter and physically watch the voltage ticking down... It seems to be losing its load faster than a male virgin. Now common sense says that the battery has got to be duff - since shouldnt be discharging with no terminals connected to it - BUT if that is the case, why did the formula 1 guy tell me there were no dead cells - Anyone think he was trying to rip me off £400 to fit an alternator?

REALLY interested therefore if some kind member out there can connect me up to a new battery for £35?

Or am I getting prematurely optimistic?


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Sorry - new to all this - profile completed!

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I have a 99 Omega Elite and it has run like a dream for the 5 years I have owned it.

It all started with a traffic jam and a sudden mis-fire - then £500 quid later from the garage, it emerged with new leads plugs and a dis pack... great.

Now the battery is flat and a visit to the local formula 1 centre told me that it now needs a new alternator and a £400 bill to supply and fit one.

What are the odds of my alternator going at the same time as the dis pack and leads?

Should the guy who checked my battery for dead cells and tested the output from the alternator have revved my engine to 2000 revs?

Going on a short run charges my battery up enough to start, but within a few hours it is dead as a dodo again. I dont think this is my alternator playing up, I reckon I have something discharging my battery when its stood still.....

IT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY - Should I shell out the £400 or does anyone have any good ideas to save me the money?

Is replacing an alternator an easy home job? :-/

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