Dead Alternator and dead Master cylinder wanted - Page 4

Jamie · 7th April 2009, 14:47

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Originally Posted by lowedb

Jamie,

I still have the master cylinder, waiting for you to let me know where to send it. Or I can let you have it.

Just let me know.

Thanks...PM sent..I have a specailist waiting to assess the cylinder with a view to producing a repair kit.

Regards

jamie

Phil · 7th April 2009, 19:20

You should have my master cylinder tomorrow. I was going to disect it myself but you know what happens with these things!

Jamie · 7th April 2009, 19:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

You should have my master cylinder tomorrow. I was going to disect it myself but you know what happens with these things!

Hi Phil,

Thanks, it arrived this afternoon...I am going to send both master cylinders off to two different companies to see who can come up trumps.

seal kits were widely available for all sorts of cars just a few years ago, and some companies still supply them...kits typically cost very little.

I am hoping that as with the PCV filters one of the companies will help out...as soon as I have a reply I will post up on here.

Cheers

Jamie

Phil · 7th April 2009, 20:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamie

Hi Phil,

Thanks, it arrived this afternoon...I am going to send both master cylinders off to two different companies to see who can come up trumps.

seal kits were widely available for all sorts of cars just a few years ago, and some companies still supply them...kits typically cost very little.

I am hoping that as with the PCV filters one of the companies will help out...as soon as I have a reply I will post up on here.

Cheers

Jamie

That was fast. Did it arrive undamaged? I wasn't too sure about how best to post it with the long pipe attached but I thought that it wouldn't break unless someone drove over it! Incidentally, did you see the state of the fluid in the reservoir? Full of sludge!

Jamie · 13th April 2009, 19:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

That was fast. Did it arrive undamaged? I wasn't too sure about how best to post it with the long pipe attached but I thought that it wouldn't break unless someone drove over it! Incidentally, did you see the state of the fluid in the reservoir? Full of sludge!

It arrived safe and sound...I noticed the fluid, interestingly not a drop was spilled, parcel wastottaly dry!

Marconi · 15th April 2009, 22:07

Had the alternator to bits yet?

Jamie · 19th April 2009, 19:37

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Originally Posted by Marconi

Had the alternator to bits yet?

Hi, Not had chance yet, I rang the guy who is doing the stripdown and he is free on wednesday so fingers crossed. I plan to photgraph the job and get details of the parts required. watch this space. j

Tam · 19th April 2009, 21:15

I have a dead alternator as mentioned in my post last week from my cdt. Just replaced it on friday , £160 delivered from rimmers . You are welcome to the dead one if you want another , cheers tam

Marconi · 19th April 2009, 21:17

Older ones were simply B+ and the red light connection.

Like this
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/william...aker1/alt2.htm

Newer ones have a connection to the ECU which then tells the red light to illuminate.
Connector plug is 3 pin, or at least mine is.

Similar to BMW alternators, which is not surprising really.
The excitation might also be coming by the ECU or a sub module.

Bit like the Ford Focus Smart charging, which particularly like Lead silver calcium batteries.
http://www.petercoopercarrepairs.co....t_charging.htm

Be interesting if there's a service kit.
Be more interesting if the fault can be elsewhere....Like the ECU....ooooh

Marconi · 19th April 2009, 21:41

See the smart charge comment about jump starting.

Funnily enough, mine is in semi- storage and if the battery goes too low, I charge from a running jump battery for 15 minutes, then disconnect the leads and start normally.
Looks like I might be doing the right thing for the wrong reasons...

I wonder if disconnecting the 3 pin plug would revert the alternator to standard operation?
Then again, I'm not sure the R75 uses smart charging anyway, just looks suspiciously like it.

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Marconi Avid contributor R75 Club SE 2.0KV6 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Shotts Posts: 110 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Older ones were simply B+ and the red light connection. Like this http://homepage.ntlworld.com/william...aker1/alt2.htm Newer ones have a connection to the ECU which then tells the red light to illuminate. Connector plug is 3 pin, or at least mine is. Similar to BMW alternators, which is not surprising really. The excitation might also be coming by the ECU or a sub module. Bit like the Ford Focus Smart charging, which particularly like Lead silver calcium batteries. http://www.petercoopercarrepairs.co....t_charging.htm Be interesting if there's a service kit. Be more interesting if the fault can be elsewhere....Like the ECU....ooooh __________________ W Reg R75 Club SE KV6 2.0

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Marconi Avid contributor R75 Club SE 2.0KV6 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Shotts Posts: 110 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	See the smart charge comment about jump starting. Funnily enough, mine is in semi- storage and if the battery goes too low, I charge from a running jump battery for 15 minutes, then disconnect the leads and start normally. Looks like I might be doing the right thing for the wrong reasons... I wonder if disconnecting the 3 pin plug would revert the alternator to standard operation? Then again, I'm not sure the R75 uses smart charging anyway, just looks suspiciously like it. __________________ W Reg R75 Club SE KV6 2.0