battery light on dash

[Frix]

battery light has come on, now i automatically thought new alternator. :sad2:

so took alternator off, popped to gsf came out with new clean alternator :D

put new alternator in place, checked all wires on loom, all seem fine.

start car, battery light still on!!!!:cry::cry:

any suggestions guys??

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Has the yellow wire on top of the alternator got 12v when the engine is running. Also are the 2 wires (yellow and purple) the right way round, its very easy to get them the wrong way round.

[Sparkie]

yellow usually closer to the engine?

[Frix]

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alternator is reading between 18 and 19volts :crap:

battery hardly any charge going to it.

checked wires on alternator again, all seem fine!

what you reckon guys?

[Frix]

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checked hell connection behind passenger head lamp all seems fine!!

[AdamC]

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Check the earth that goes to the front of the block. Exposed to all kinds of cr@p. Mine had correded causing a similar problem. Once I started handling it it just fell apart.

[Frix]

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whats the relay for on driver side right by rad towards the bottom?

[AdamC]

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I think thats for the radiator fan.

[Os8472]

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Get your jack out and get the drivers side front wheel up and off, next take your torch and take a look at the back of the starter motor, there should be 3 wires going to it, 1 is a small grey or black wire, this should be connected on its own, 2 should be a thick black or grey wire connected with a ring connector along with the third wire which should be red.

I'll bet that either wire 2 or 3 has broken off or has touched the downpipe and has burnt out, fix it and you'll be fine

[Frix]

all sorted guys, wiring loom has seen better days, but managed to sort it.

[Sy5GTT]

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