Jimbo the Great
Member Since: 29 Apr 2008
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 31
  
|
Greetings
I have just replaced the battery after a failure on my TDV6 HSE. Drove around the a bit and suddenly the charge light on the dash has come on. Checked if the drive belt to the alternator and it is OK.
I noticed just prior to the light comming on that there was a speed related sound comming from the radio.
I have not driven the car since then
Any thoughts
|
 5th Apr 2011 5:44 pm |
|
|
The Transformer
Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 1791
  
|
Alternator?
|
| 5th Apr 2011 5:45 pm |
|
|
Jimbo the Great
Member Since: 29 Apr 2008
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 31
|
I hope not...
Just recovered from replacing the exhaust cross-over pipe. An extremely expensive exercise.
|
| 5th Apr 2011 5:48 pm |
|
|
maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3171
|
Coincidence ?? Someone accidentally dislodged / disconnected a lead ??
|
| 5th Apr 2011 5:51 pm |
|
|
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4547
|
Pretty much certain that if your battery has died recently, your alternator has caused it.  2014 D4 XS
2005 D3 SE - Gone
|
| 5th Apr 2011 5:52 pm |
|
|
dwest
Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: ashford, middlesex
Posts: 23
|
agreed most likely alternator, check the fuse for it in the engine bay fuse box and check your charge rate, to confirm though,
|
| 5th Apr 2011 7:12 pm |
|
|
