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NIDisco3
 


Member Since: 29 Apr 2005
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Ireland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3
Battery & Alternator Problems

Hoping someone can shed some light on my problem....

Traveling through a local town last night and the dash lit up like a christmas tree, special programs off etc etc car then just switched off completely leaving me without any power steering or electrics, just died, managed to bump half up on the footpate Confused

Called out a local mechanic who had a quick look around the car, I only changed the battery 2 months ago, he tested the battery for voltage etc and it seemed fine just wouldn't recharge itself and he hinted that it could be the Alternator? Managed to get it jump started and the car drove off about 50 yards then the same thing happened, complete system shutdown without any prior warning.

Any help or hints at where the problem could lie would be much appreciated, Disco is currently stranded 25 miles from my home and 60 from the nearest dealer and with no LR Assist it's proving difficult to get it recovered to the dealer. Phoned around to get a price for an Alternator aswell.. £150 + VAT but LR do not have any stock at all in the UK... so could be 24 hrs or a month before a part could be got?????  
Post #60792622nd Feb 2010 3:24 pm
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Tawny Owl
 


Member Since: 22 Oct 2008
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Did the local mechanic not put his amp clamp or multimeter on the battery whilst the engine was running to confirm alternator was charging ? Confused

How about loose battery connections ?  
Post #60818822nd Feb 2010 9:40 pm
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dick dastardly
 


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battery contacts, take em off, jolly good clean, retighten properly. how do i know this, same happened to me Laughing There's one wheel on my wagon, but i'm still rollin' along, it's the cherokee, they're after me, but I'm singing a happy song  
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Ent
 


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Post #60825022nd Feb 2010 10:40 pm
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NIDisco3
 


Member Since: 29 Apr 2005
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Ireland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

No not in gear, first thing I checked funny enough Laughing

Gonna take a trip out and give the contacts a good clean, got All Purpose cleaner and a bit of wire wool! Hopefully I'll be motoring again soon Thumbs Up  
Post #60825822nd Feb 2010 10:44 pm
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NIDisco3
 


Member Since: 29 Apr 2005
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Ireland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

Tried cleaning all the terminals earlier and nothing... in fact the Alarm was going off and annoying the hell out of me Crying or Very sad looks like a call to the RAC in the morning.  
Post #60835423rd Feb 2010 12:45 am
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Bushwanderer
 


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Australia 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3

Don't forget to check where the battery -'ve lead attaches to the body. This can be a high-resistance point.

Best Wishes,
Peter The Bearded Dragon  
Post #60837723rd Feb 2010 2:57 am
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NIDisco3
 


Member Since: 29 Apr 2005
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Ireland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

Had the RAC out.... busted Alternator, en-route to a local auto electrical specialist for a new one to be fitted with LR covering the cost Thumbs Up

Heres hoping they can find one in stock in the UK, apparently they are on backorder Neutral  
Post #60870023rd Feb 2010 4:17 pm
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Tawny Owl
 


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Hope that mechanic who came out to you didn't charge you as you only got 50 yards down the road without checking the alternator output Whistle Shocked  
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