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[jerry]

Have only just got home from work and for the last half mile the battery warning light came on, I lost the power steering and the temp guage shot up to max so I assume this is because the cooling system packed up too. Ive only recently had a new oil cooler fittted and also a new battery, could it be anything to do with these or is it just the alternator thats gone and if so how much am I looking at for one of those?(they say things come in 3s dont they !).I also assume that if it is the alternator this would be the cause of the failure of the cooling system and power steering?
                                     jerry

[Marks DTM Calib]

Aux belt come off.....

[jerry]

Doh!!!
Even I should have thought of that!!!!Thanks, at least that should be a bit cheaper to fix. Will check it out in daylight tommmorrow.
                                    
                                                 jerry

[Marks DTM Calib]

I assume its a V6.....in whcih case it wont have been driving the water pump either!

Did you drive it far?

[jerry]

No,
unfortunately it went where it really wasnt safe to pull over so I probably drove it (really quite slowly) half a mile if that. Didnt hear any nasty noises and, once itd stood for a bit and cooled down I turned it over and again no nasty noises just the warning light on and no power steering or cooling. The cambelt was only done just under a year ago when I purchased the car so hopefully no damage there but havent had a proper look under the bonnet yet.
                                      jerry

[ngrainqey]

the battery light should come on for example if the alternator isnt charging (aux belt) ...just thought i'd try n explain why you'd got the battery light on

[vauxfan2k]

after you get the new aux belt fitted, keep a very close eye on the water level and check what the oil looks like, if you cooked it for too long then.... well it aint turky so wont be chewy..

[Marks DTM Calib]

Check the tensioner pulley has not seized at the same time.

[jerry]

Cheers guys,
Turned out to be a broken tension arm so new belt and tension kit fitted-and coolant topped up again too. All sorted now-just hope theres nothing else to go wrong now that the mot is round the corner!!
                                        jerry