New alternator - 996TT
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Anyone any idea how expensive / big a job replacing the alternator is on a 996TT.
Car let me down today. Driving down to the Goodwood Breakfast Club Meet, the "battery / alternator" warning light comes on.
Odd, but nothing too major I think to myself.
On the way home, every (& I mean every) warning light comes on, so I pull over & turn the engine off, try to restart & nothing, wont even turn over.
RAC say knackered alternator (battery is not charging & just draining) and shouldn't be driven so it was low-loaded to HA Fox (luckily brother is MD there) because Porsche Guildford refused to take the car in. I get all my servicing done there, all maintenance too and its due a service now, so I asked them to take it in & service it next week too - flat refused.
Anyway - back to original thread - alternator - expensive ?
Car let me down today. Driving down to the Goodwood Breakfast Club Meet, the "battery / alternator" warning light comes on.
Odd, but nothing too major I think to myself.
On the way home, every (& I mean every) warning light comes on, so I pull over & turn the engine off, try to restart & nothing, wont even turn over.
RAC say knackered alternator (battery is not charging & just draining) and shouldn't be driven so it was low-loaded to HA Fox (luckily brother is MD there) because Porsche Guildford refused to take the car in. I get all my servicing done there, all maintenance too and its due a service now, so I asked them to take it in & service it next week too - flat refused.
Anyway - back to original thread - alternator - expensive ?
Deffo not battery - changed it about 5 weeks ago and at the same time bought a trickly charger as the car sits around a fair bit, so the battery is in tip top condition.
I am pretty sure its the alternator, its not charging the battery, so the battery is just draining away when its not on trickle charge.
Yes Guildford OPC, what a great bunch. I just called them and exaplained that I am in central London, the car is 100 yards away at HA Fox and could one of their drivers possibly just pop over & get it because I cant bring it in.
"Oh no we can't do that sir"
So now I have to get one of the HA Fox drivers to pop it over the road to Porsche.
Car is due a service in 2 weeks and was going to ask them to do it at the same time as the alternator. Probably take it somewhere else now.
I am pretty sure its the alternator, its not charging the battery, so the battery is just draining away when its not on trickle charge.
Yes Guildford OPC, what a great bunch. I just called them and exaplained that I am in central London, the car is 100 yards away at HA Fox and could one of their drivers possibly just pop over & get it because I cant bring it in.
"Oh no we can't do that sir"
So now I have to get one of the HA Fox drivers to pop it over the road to Porsche.
Car is due a service in 2 weeks and was going to ask them to do it at the same time as the alternator. Probably take it somewhere else now.
Simply way to test - start the car (with a manually changed battery) and look at your voltmeter on the dash - if it hovers around 14v then the alternator is charging (*) - if staying around 12v then it's not...
(*) A 14v reading is a good indicator that it's charging, but it's not a 100% given that it's charging properly.
PS - On the alternator, you may be able to get an exchange unit cheaper - it's usually only the rectifier pack (diodes) that 'go' and there is nothing wrong with the bulk of the unit.
(*) A 14v reading is a good indicator that it's charging, but it's not a 100% given that it's charging properly.
PS - On the alternator, you may be able to get an exchange unit cheaper - it's usually only the rectifier pack (diodes) that 'go' and there is nothing wrong with the bulk of the unit.
USS Bozeman said:
Deffo not battery - changed it about 5 weeks ago and at the same time bought a trickly charger as the car sits around a fair bit, so the battery is in tip top condition.
I am pretty sure its the alternator, its not charging the battery, so the battery is just draining away when its not on trickle charge.
Yes Guildford OPC, what a great bunch. I just called them and exaplained that I am in central London, the car is 100 yards away at HA Fox and could one of their drivers possibly just pop over & get it because I cant bring it in.
"Oh no we can't do that sir"
So now I have to get one of the HA Fox drivers to pop it over the road to Porsche.
Car is due a service in 2 weeks and was going to ask them to do it at the same time as the alternator. Probably take it somewhere else now.
I am pretty sure its the alternator, its not charging the battery, so the battery is just draining away when its not on trickle charge.
Yes Guildford OPC, what a great bunch. I just called them and exaplained that I am in central London, the car is 100 yards away at HA Fox and could one of their drivers possibly just pop over & get it because I cant bring it in.
"Oh no we can't do that sir"
So now I have to get one of the HA Fox drivers to pop it over the road to Porsche.
Car is due a service in 2 weeks and was going to ask them to do it at the same time as the alternator. Probably take it somewhere else now.
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