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Jammer600



Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green
Battery light?
Drove home from work tonight, about half an hour with lights heater rear heated screen wipers radio on, all fine and dandy, about two hours later, go out again lights etc on about ten seconds onto trip and my battery light comes on, so I turned radio heater rear heated screen and lights to side lights, bat light stayed on got to destination had a cuppa went out and checked alternator belt which was fine and taught, went round the block and it's off now? What's that all about?
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bell-auto-services



Member Since: 08 Jul 2007
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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Alternator bushes sticking possibily ? What model defender is it, has it been muddy under the bonnet that could have worked its way into the alternator workings ?

Pete
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Jammer600



Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green
It's the 2.4 90 57 plate 58 thousand on the clock, it's not massively really, it was only driven in the rain yesterday? Cheers
Post #108873 21st Dec 2011 8:28am
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pom



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confirm its the alternator with a multimeter on the battery, it should be 14.2+ at tickover with no accessories turned on.

Some places can recondition dead alternators.

Pom
Post #108881 21st Dec 2011 9:51am
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18stone



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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Zermatt Silver
Mine did this on holiday in Devon this year. About 8k on the clock. Came on out of the blue, went about an hour later, never to return. D300 HSE 110
Post #108912 21st Dec 2011 3:13pm
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BigMike



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put the heated screen on , see if it does it again
Post #108921 21st Dec 2011 4:44pm
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TJ101



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Isle Of Man 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red
pom wrote:

Some places can recondition dead alternators.

Pom


Just replaced the 12V alternator on the hybrid,, a ex one was 2/3rd the price of rebuilding it,, agreed it was not pretty, bearing and brushes etc !!! California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1

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Post #108925 21st Dec 2011 5:33pm
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big steve



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Montalcino Red
I've been to a play day and driven about 50miles home with the light on worrying about the battery going flat but yet switched it off and went to start it again the light went off it's strange because it was still charging ???? 2015 2.2 tdci hardtop xs
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