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[feeutfo]

Shhh, not so loud

[aaronjb]

Oooh. Or rear poly bush fitting services.

But the snow has nearly melted?

[TheBoy]

Oooh. Or rear poly bush fitting services.

I'd hold out for both...   ...although your bushes are still in my grubby mits

[TheBoy]

Oooh. Or rear poly bush fitting services.

But the snow has nearly melted?

It can be 20C outside, until I get my arse over to gayboy's, your's aren't being done. That puts me front of the queue

[feeutfo]

Oooh. Or rear poly bush fitting services.

But the snow has nearly melted?

It can be 20C outside, until I get my arse over to gayboy's, your's aren't being done. That puts me front of the queue

You can leave your arse at home, thankyou very much.

MUUUUUUUUM...

[feeutfo]

Picked up new alternator today, exchange job on tc from vx. Removed the old one. What a battle that is, have vx never heard of captive nuts?

Anyway, offer up the new one, and notice the black fittings on the reverse are different.
Rung vx, "oh it's definitely the right part sir"

Altogether now "OH NO IT ISN'T"


Connectors are in a different position, and the large spade connector on the loom will not physically fit between the mouldings.

Customer care rang today. They still insist its the correct part.

<Panto mode on> OOOHHH NO IT IS'NNNT. <Panto mode off>

[feeutfo]

Very slow cranking leaving work today. Started fine this morning after 24 hour lay up.

Get home, meter reads 12.51 ignition off. Lights on, 11,9 volts. Bugger, new battery I believe?

It's now on charge, again.

[Andy H]

What was it with engine running?

You would have deep-discharged the battery when your alternator failed. With the current weather it probably isn't getting enough charge on each journey to bring it back up to full charge.

of course it may have been nearing the end of it's life and the deep-discharge may have killed it. 

Conversation required with Kevin Wood methinks

[Kevin Wood]

Worth going through the guide:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90619.0

But.. 11.9 with a little load on doesn't sound good assuming the battery is fully charged. Worth charging it, as you're doing, and repeating the test, IMHO.

Also make sure the alternator is giving it a decent charge as described in the guide. It's new to the car and, thus, under suspicion.  Can always drop it round at the weekend and we'll have a look. As always, check security of crimps on the battery terminals too.

[feeutfo]

That reading was taken immediate after a 45 minute commute.

Well, as soon as it took me to get a meter on it after a quick wee, dump some stuff in the house, open garage door etc etc.

It also dropped to 9.something briefly while cranking.

As I recall, following your guide, figures where ok while engine running.

[TheBoy]

Sounding like a shagged battery.

But re-test after a good charge - 45m commute may not be enough this time of year.

[feeutfo]

It's buggered, on charge over night, very similar figures this morning.

New battery in th boot.

[feeutfo]

Oh and btw. Alternator finally turned up. 140amp job. Orderd from another dealer network.

[feeutfo]

New battery fitted.

When resetting one touch windows, the interior light no longer dims when holding both front window switches up symaltaniously.

I think the old battery was buggered. will keep an eye on it though.

[Radar]

Fingers crossed its sorted, but if you need a courier let me know.