No charging and the car cutting out.
Discussion
I managed to get my tvr charged and started and went out for a drive..
I was fine to start off with and it stopped a restarted a few times, but when I was going down the A1 , first the radio died, then the instruments pack up an a few yards later on a roundabout the car died.
I assume it must be a charging problem, is the alternator easy to replace or could it be something else???
I was fine to start off with and it stopped a restarted a few times, but when I was going down the A1 , first the radio died, then the instruments pack up an a few yards later on a roundabout the car died.
I assume it must be a charging problem, is the alternator easy to replace or could it be something else???
Alternator gone .... Did you notice the voltage drop on your digital display ??? When charging (engine running) should be about 14.1V IIRC . When my alternator went it carried on running till about 11.2 Volts , then everything went haywire... dash lights flashing, speedo going mad, rev counter going crazy...then the engine stopped 
and of course lost power steering.
and of course lost power steering.Yep, try the fuse before the alternator. Just because it looks OK doesn't keen its not kippered. The heat fractures them internally so i would just replace it even if you end up doing an alternator. I would also check the earths )battery & alternator) and security of the clamps holding the cables to the alternator/fuse holder/battery before you write off the alternator. Should be charging at 13.8v on the dash if all is good. Might also be worth checking if the alternator belt has snapped.
Put hand under the airbox and around the back of it on the engine side , opposite side to the two clips you can see. Need to undo the two brackets aswell ( from the fuel rail ,leave attached to the airbox).
You can see the clips on the bottom and top sections, hidden one in the middle
You can see the clips on the bottom and top sections, hidden one in the middle
Edited by glow worm on Monday 23 December 08:52
If you slide your arm under the airbox from the front, the clip just comes to hand.
Be careful pulling the airbox away from the throttle bodies. The airbox is not a tight fit but the individual bodies are obviously air sealed so the airbox can need a bit of gentle persuasion to come away from each of the air intakes - do not damage the plastic.
The fuse is held with two nuts in a plastic carrier. If you do not disconnect the battery make sure you insulate your socket spanner or sparks will fly when the spanner earths to other metal parts.
These fuses often just break rather than 'blow'. I changed the flat strip fuse for a bodied 125Amp fuse when my fuse broke.
Be careful pulling the airbox away from the throttle bodies. The airbox is not a tight fit but the individual bodies are obviously air sealed so the airbox can need a bit of gentle persuasion to come away from each of the air intakes - do not damage the plastic.
The fuse is held with two nuts in a plastic carrier. If you do not disconnect the battery make sure you insulate your socket spanner or sparks will fly when the spanner earths to other metal parts.
These fuses often just break rather than 'blow'. I changed the flat strip fuse for a bodied 125Amp fuse when my fuse broke.
Gassing Station | Tamora, T350 & Sagaris | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff