Alternator faliure

englishmastiff · 16th May 2007, 17:06

Hi all,

Found the source of my problem, a dodgy alternator charging the battery to 16.5 volts!!!Luckily the garage I bought the car from gave me a 3 star warranty that covers the alternator.
Who do you all use for spares (link would be very helpful) and what is the likely cost. Can't see any on fleabay.
Is this a garage job or can it be done over a weekend by an enthusiastic (if not particularly skilled) person (me!!!:lol: )
Cheers all.

tourerfogey · 16th May 2007, 18:02

Cheapest option will be an exchange unit from your local motor factor.

black olive · 17th May 2007, 07:35

Good old Joe Lucas, the prince of darkness strikes again .Very lucky that you have a warranty- its a front end off job ( bumper and rad), the local dealer charges 5 hours labour for this. Its not a job Id fancy tackling, and Ive been restoring and pulling cars to bits for 20 years. your warranty should cover labour for replacing the item
X part list the alternator.

smokie999 · 17th May 2007, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by moodybluezt

Good old Joe Lucas, the prince of darkness strikes again .Very lucky that you have a warranty- its a front end off job ( bumper and rad), the local dealer charges 5 hours labour for this. Its not a job Id fancy tackling, and Ive been restoring and pulling cars to bits for 20 years. your warranty should cover labour for replacing the item
X part list the alternator.

halfords qouted me 450.00 needless to say i declined

mavrik2k6 · 17th May 2007, 22:54

sorry to go off the question a bit ... does any one have access to part numbers for the 75 alternator? do they differ with engine size? reason i ask my mate has a couple of nice shiny new ones,,, he knows they are rover,,but unsure of model.
cheers in advance

mavrik

englishmastiff · 18th May 2007, 16:47

Those part numbers may help me as well.

I have spoken to the garage I purchased the car from now. They claim that the alternator and battery was changed two weeks before I bought the car. I must admit, the battery does look very new.
I just hope this isn't one of those electrical problems that no one can work out. If the car is jump started, let run for a while, turned off then on again a little later, it is fine. By the morning the charge is lost.
When the ignition is turned off is there ANYTHING that could be staying on (barring the interior lights as I disconnected them just in case and lost charge anyway) i just cant work out how everything was so good with the car before the blow out that led to this grief.

I am slowly starting to go off this car, it has been on the drive for a week, cost me £200 in tyres and I am now told that alternators are £300 plus. The warranty only covers £300 of work!!

Zeb · 18th May 2007, 16:54

Your warranty is not legally binding. If you have had the car a week and it is faulty the cost of repair is immaterial, it is covered by the Sale of Goods Act and the dealer must repair or replace it if anything goes wrong in the first 6 months...have a read here...

http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file25486.pdf

Jamie · 18th May 2007, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeb

Your warranty is not legally binding. If you have had the car a week and it is faulty the cost of repair is immaterial, it is covered by the Sale of Goods Act and the dealer must repair or replace it if anything goes wrong in the first 6 months...have a read here...

http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file25486.pdf

Well spotted Zeb....quick off the mark there!

andy · 21st May 2007, 23:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by englishmastiff

Hi all,

Found the source of my problem, a dodgy alternator charging the battery to 16.5 volts!!!Luckily the garage I bought the car from gave me a 3 star warranty that covers the alternator.
Who do you all use for spares (link would be very helpful) and what is the likely cost. Can't see any on fleabay.
Is this a garage job or can it be done over a weekend by an enthusiastic (if not particularly skilled) person (me!!!:lol: )
Cheers all.

Just noticed where you are
I have a Zt-t CDTi bought last September, have got to know my way around it a bit (see thread 'Ive been busy' 13th may, in general forum)- sorry dont know how to do link
If you like PM me your landline number and I will give you a call I may be able to help with the answer to the simpler questions !
Bumper off is no big deal, intercooler and rad is getting a bit serious but not that way out.
But if you bought from a dealer claim on the warrenty and claim again if its not fixed, the sooner the better, thats why a dealer charges more for the car in the first place
I have PM'd you my number so feel free to give me a call
Andy

steakpie · 28th May 2007, 11:15

Hi All,
Just got my alternator replaced on my 53 plate cdti+ auto. It cost me £293 parts and labour, with a brand new part(not reconditioned).

I would not take on the job my self after watching Paul (Macffaden Classic MG of Motherwell) working on the car most of the day. He still only charged me for 3 hours labour. He took out the power steering pump and went in from the top. All fixed now and working fine.

The alternator is £122.93 plus vat brand new or £89.95 reconded but Paul said to go for the new one all the time.

When i got the old one out the brushes had worn away and there was no resistance.
Cheers
Andrew

16th May 2007, 17:06	#1
englishmastiff Regular poster ZT-T 135+ CDTi Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire Posts: 82 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Alternator faliure Hi all, Found the source of my problem, a dodgy alternator charging the battery to 16.5 volts!!!Luckily the garage I bought the car from gave me a 3 star warranty that covers the alternator. Who do you all use for spares (link would be very helpful) and what is the likely cost. Can't see any on fleabay. Is this a garage job or can it be done over a weekend by an enthusiastic (if not particularly skilled) person (me!!!:lol: ) Cheers all.

17th May 2007, 07:35	#3
black olive I really should get out more....... 260 SE vin 214 ( last mark 1 260 ) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2,009 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Good old Joe Lucas, the prince of darkness strikes again .Very lucky that you have a warranty- its a front end off job ( bumper and rad), the local dealer charges 5 hours labour for this. Its not a job Id fancy tackling, and Ive been restoring and pulling cars to bits for 20 years. your warranty should cover labour for replacing the item X part list the alternator. Last edited by black olive; 17th May 2007 at 07:37..

18th May 2007, 16:54	#7
Zeb Banned MGZT V8 & ZTT 190+LPG Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,089 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Your warranty is not legally binding. If you have had the car a week and it is faulty the cost of repair is immaterial, it is covered by the Sale of Goods Act and the dealer must repair or replace it if anything goes wrong in the first 6 months...have a read here... http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file25486.pdf Last edited by Zeb; 18th May 2007 at 16:58..

16th May 2007, 18:02	#2
tourerfogey Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Cheapest option will be an exchange unit from your local motor factor.

17th May 2007, 22:54	#5
mavrik2k6 Regular poster none at the moment, use works vehicle Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	sorry to go off the question a bit ... does any one have access to part numbers for the 75 alternator? do they differ with engine size? reason i ask my mate has a couple of nice shiny new ones,,, he knows they are rover,,but unsure of model. cheers in advance mavrik

18th May 2007, 16:47	#6
englishmastiff Regular poster ZT-T 135+ CDTi Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire Posts: 82 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Those part numbers may help me as well. I have spoken to the garage I purchased the car from now. They claim that the alternator and battery was changed two weeks before I bought the car. I must admit, the battery does look very new. I just hope this isn't one of those electrical problems that no one can work out. If the car is jump started, let run for a while, turned off then on again a little later, it is fine. By the morning the charge is lost. When the ignition is turned off is there ANYTHING that could be staying on (barring the interior lights as I disconnected them just in case and lost charge anyway) i just cant work out how everything was so good with the car before the blow out that led to this grief. I am slowly starting to go off this car, it has been on the drive for a week, cost me £200 in tyres and I am now told that alternators are £300 plus. The warranty only covers £300 of work!!

28th May 2007, 11:15	#10
steakpie Regular poster MG ZTT CDTi+ auto Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hamilton Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi All, Just got my alternator replaced on my 53 plate cdti+ auto. It cost me £293 parts and labour, with a brand new part(not reconditioned). I would not take on the job my self after watching Paul (Macffaden Classic MG of Motherwell) working on the car most of the day. He still only charged me for 3 hours labour. He took out the power steering pump and went in from the top. All fixed now and working fine. The alternator is £122.93 plus vat brand new or £89.95 reconded but Paul said to go for the new one all the time. When i got the old one out the brushes had worn away and there was no resistance. Cheers Andrew