alternators

[ukmastiff]

Alternatorstarters.co.uk I'm not sure how much his 944 alternator is but this guy is a genuinely decent bloke and has been in the business for years. I originally found him via Google but I have had Volvo and Porsche starters alternators etc from him over time and he is certainly worthy of a quote and always there and there abouts or cheapest. Regards Mas

 

[dave364634]

i've got an 89 2.7 944.

can anywhere beat £175 (porscheshop)?


ta. []

 

[Bob]

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/ have them listed at £78.50

 

[barks944]

Take the old one to an alternator repair shop. I got mine fixed for about 30 quid.

 

[GC8]

ORIGINAL: dave364634 i've got an 89 2.7 944. can anywhere beat £175 (porscheshop)? ta. []

A plethora of places: in all probability.

 

[dave364634]

stupid question, is there suppose to be a battery light on the (oval) dash? ta.

 

[GC8]

Thats because it spazzed out! [] Ween you turn on the key to the engine run position you should see a red ignition light. If this comes on whilst the engine is running then either the belt drive or the alternator itself have failed - everyone knows this. What seems to be less well-known is that if it doesnt come on at all, then your brushes arent in contact with the stator inside the alternator, and it wont be generating. This can ususally be fixed for a while by placing a large screwdriver on the alternator and hitting it with a hammer; until the ignition light appears(ignition on, engine not running). I did this for over six months with a diesel Citroen workhose... []

 

[944Turbo]

16 volts?

 

[dave364634]

do i have a battery light as well as the gauge? i had a faulty relay leaking voltage, that emptyed the battery, that has caused all my problems. engine running gives me 13 volts according to the gauge.

 

[GC8]

ORIGINAL: sc0tty

ORIGINAL: GC8 Thats because it spazzed out! [] Ween you turn on the key to the engine run position you should see a red ignition light. If this comes on whilst the engine is running then either the belt drive or the alternator itself have failed - everyone knows this. What seems to be less well-known is that if it doesnt come on at all, then your brushes arent in contact with the stator inside the alternator, and it wont be generating. This can ususally be fixed for a while by placing a large screwdriver on the alternator and hitting it with a hammer; until the ignition light appears(ignition on, engine not running). I did this for over six months with a diesel Citroen workhose... []

Funny how it still charges my battery then. Shows what you know mate !

I see that your endearing posting style is back James. The over-voltage caused the ABS light fault, which I have no doubt disappeared when you re-started the car, unless the ABS ECU failed as a result. Either way it spazzed out. The rest of my reply was directed towards David: and I know quite a lot, as it happens.

 

[GC8]

I think that we're talking at crossed purposes now. The only part of my post directed towards you was my pointing out that the over voltage had triggered your ABS light. As I mentioned in your original post about the problem, I had a similar issue a good few years ago and the alternator worked perfectly well for all of the time that it wasnt delivering 36 volts... [] Simon