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I was driving along the other day when the battery light came on. Pulled over to check under the bonnet checked the belts etc and all was OK. I checked the voltage and noticed it was not charging. When I set of againI noticed an unusual whine. I suspect coming from the alternator. <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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Howevera bit later the battery light went off and it had started charging again.
I have noticed on other forums that this seems a common intermittent problem with the alternator.
Does anybody have any experience of this and how long the alternator last before completely breaking? I have heard that the alternator can also break with the alternator trying to charge the battery all the time even when it is full which damages the battery.
I have booked it into the garage but the early they can see it is next Tuesday and I need to drive 500 miles before then.
It seems to be working OK at the moment. :-O
Howevera bit later the battery light went off and it had started charging again.
I have noticed on other forums that this seems a common intermittent problem with the alternator.
Does anybody have any experience of this and how long the alternator last before completely breaking? I have heard that the alternator can also break with the alternator trying to charge the battery all the time even when it is full which damages the battery.
I have booked it into the garage but the early they can see it is next Tuesday and I need to drive 500 miles before then.
It seems to be working OK at the moment. :-O