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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: land-def-90 on November 18, 2007, 22:34:08

Title: alternator
Post by: land-def-90 on November 18, 2007, 22:34:08

every time i go off road and theres water involved my alternator stops charging this will be my third, is this a common prob and is there a diy repair i could try on alternator as it is getting expensive :?  :?

Title: alternator
Post by: martha focker on November 19, 2007, 00:11:57

don't go in water :lol:

ill get my coat :lol:

Title: alternator
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 19, 2007, 20:35:12

What car is it on? I'm asking because it soundsl ike you need to stop water splashing the alternator.  Either that or the fault could be somewhere else, like an electrical short.

Title: alternator
Post by: land-def-90 on November 19, 2007, 20:59:20

Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"

What car is it on? I'm asking because it soundsl ike you need to stop water splashing the alternator.  Either that or the fault could be somewhere else, like an electrical short.

its on a defender 200 tdi, i have been thinking about fabricating some kind of splash gaurd to protect it, an electrical short is a poss as it has a slow drain on the battery,ie if i leave it for a week or so without disconecting battery its totaly dead. thanks for the reply, Iain

Title: alternator
Post by: Hangover on November 19, 2007, 21:50:51

Try tapping it with a hammer as sometimes the brushes stick.

Title: alternator
Post by: Nobber on November 19, 2007, 23:02:03

your not washing your engine with a de greaser and getting it into the alternator are you?

Title: alternator
Post by: land-def-90 on November 20, 2007, 21:38:03

thanks for the input, the bushes stiking could be the prob as it often repairs itself,  and no i dont use degreaser it just happens when i off road in water, cant understand why this happens to my motor, have ordered a 65amp alternator for £67 hope it lasts out. thanks Iain  :D