alternator

[jimbo9999]

hi



well i broke down today only got the car yesterday AA man tested the alternator and its had it its the 1.8 16v.



question is has anyone on here fitted one of these themselves i am quite compitent with mechanics but the space under the bonnet worries me.

any help greatly appreciated

 

[Adams_16v]

I believe its a bit of a pain in the arse. I fitted one on my old RT and it was a Nightmare. The RT has twice the space under the bonnet than the valver so its probably twice as hard!

 

[Mikey16vClio]

Far from it, for me to argue with an AA guy but hes gonna be right if he actually checked the alternater, but the snow bunged up in the radiater on my 16v must have got the distributer wet or the plugs and it conked out 3 times today!

Cleaned it out, gave it a good run and it purrs as beautifully as it always has.

 

[damianshaker]

It is a nightmare to do there is no chance of getting to it from above so you have to access it from the front. So bonnet off etc and its still hard work. I bought the haynes manual, took one look under the bonnet and drove straight to my mechanic. Only cost £30 for labour so is it really worth the hassle doing it yourself?

 

[Will16V]

It cost me about £170 quid parts and labour when mine went last year - is the battery warning light on all the time?

 

[Tonys]

Ive changed mine twice. It is hard to do. You can leave the bonnet on, you need the drivers side head light out and everything in the space round it. Done it bout a year ago so cant really remember. Good luck if you try it yourself.

 

[jimbo9999]

yeah battery warning light on all the time



and the engine management flashes untill i give it some revs

gonna do it myself got the unit for £76.50 and i have the use of a big lock up

cheapest quote i had for part and fitting was £160

thanx

jaimie

 

[Paul16V]

check ur battery terminals first mate

 

[jimbo9999]

done it today and it took about 4 hrs several grazed knuckles.

done it with the bonnet on thanx for that tip

sorted



cheers

 

[Tonys]

Whats the out put on your alternator? And if its more than 90 where did you get it from?