battery light

**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:58 pm

Just over a week ago my battery light came on, it stays on for hours, it goes off, it flashes, changes color intensity with the speed of the engine and even stays on when the ignition key is out. I also get a mad seat belt light, it goes on and off, no matter wheather I am strapped in or not. Also noticed ( for only a week ) a strange whining during acceleration, kind of noise you would get through the speaker of a car with a dodgy sound system.
any ideas? will it blow..?
thanks

RobbieV · by **RobbieV** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:25 pm

Get your alternator checked.

**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:23 am

Anybody knows the best place to buy a reconditioned alternator for my xev? Car's died this morning, bugger
Could it be the battery as well?

BazV6er · by **BazV6er** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:17 am

sounds like the diode has gone in the alternator, i had this happen to me when i first bought my calibra

big_gordy · by **big_gordy** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:04 pm

you can get a brand new one from autovaux and you get a discount if you are a FULLY PAID member too

i got mine from there for my v6 and thats the big 1 ....lol well under Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£100 i paid

**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:02 am

Thanks, would also like to know if jump starting other cars could have caused it to go- or the diode inside it - as I must have jump started 4 cars in the past 3 months.
thanks
bought it @ 79 pounds not bad, vauhxhall 160......

lammy · by **lammy** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:30 pm

Hope that cures your problem..I had a new alternator fitted a few month ago and it definately gives peace of mind when youre out and about.

**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:40 pm

Been trying to get the alternator off. Got the bolts off the top 2 mounts, I am struggling with the bottom mount. There is a long bolt that goes through the bottom 2 mounts, I have undone it and it slide towards the chassis of the car and it seems it does not goes far enough to get the alternator out. How is done?
Thanks
calibra 16v ecotech

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**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:07 pm

not sure if it is different, should be easy....
the alternator rocks freely, just like a tooth about to come out, but it seems it is still rotating around the bolt.
Tried to pull the alternator out, hammering it upwards, no way, hammering it down, no way

EY · by EY » Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:48 pm

You'll have to remove the whole mounting bracket rather than undo the long bolts, as you've found, they don't all come out

**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:29 pm

could not see a removable braket down there......Need to go under the car to see

EY · by EY » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:46 pm

Remove the bolts from this bracket, they're a bit awkward but you can get to them from the top with a bit of patience

**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:21 pm

Awesome!!, that makes things a lot easier. Thanks very very much, don't think will have any probs now

Lauro

EY · by EY » Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:25 pm

No problem

BazV6er · by **BazV6er** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:37 pm

i think when we did mine we use a slightly smaller breaker bar and levered the old one out and levered the neew one in .

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