Flat battery AGAIN!

DomP182 · Nov 15, 2020

Oh arse! My new (used) alternator is smelling really hot, that's the second one I've fitted in 2 months, I can see blackening on the windings and it's not making a great sound. New from RPD my next option? I'm losing the will now!

JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

DomP182 said:
Oh arse! My new (used) alternator is smelling really hot, that's the second one I've fitted in 2 months, I can see blackening on the windings and it's not making a great sound. New from RPD my next option? I'm losing the will now!

Gutted mate.

I went with a new one from Renault Wolverhampton on eBay and it's been fine for over 2 years.

Have you got the plastic guard behind the front grille? It protects the alternator, especially from water.

DomP182 · Nov 15, 2020

JamesBryan said:
Gutted mate.

I went with a new one from Renault Wolverhampton on eBay and it's been fine for over 2 years.

Have you got the plastic guard behind the front grille? It protects the alternator, especially from water.

Yeah I'm sure I do have the guard, Are Wolverhampton the cheapest for a genuine?

JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

DomP182 said:
Yeah I'm sure I do have the guard, Are Wolverhampton the cheapest for a genuine?

Yeah usually.

Worth a look to see if that 20% eBay offer will work

DomP182 · Nov 15, 2020

JamesBryan said:
Yeah usually.

Worth a look to see if that 20% eBay offer will work

I'm being a bit dumb probably but cant find them on Ebay

JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

DomP182 said:
I'm being a bit dumb probably but cant find them on Ebay

Hmm I can't find one either

I'll keep looking.

DomP182 · Nov 15, 2020

Just been reading a dodgy earth can cause an overheating alternator, my old alternator wasnt overheating I just assumed it was the cause of my battery drain

MLB · Nov 15, 2020

JamesBryan said:
Gutted mate.

I went with a new one from Renault Wolverhampton on eBay and it's been fine for over 2 years.

Have you got the plastic guard behind the front grille? It protects the alternator, especially from water.

Which plastic guard is that? I've just moved my alternator and can't remember having a guard?

JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

DomP182 said:
Just been reading a dodgy earth can cause an overheating alternator, my old alternator wasnt overheating I just assumed it was the cause of my battery drain

Yeah my old one was the cause of my drain.

JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

MLB said:
Which plastic guard is that? I've just moved my alternator and can't remember having a guard?

Clips on to the front grille.

If you look through the left side of the grille from the front and you can see the alternator, you don't have a guard

JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

DomP182 said:
I'm being a bit dumb probably but cant find them on Ebay

Found them, but out of stock

Genuine Renault Clio 2.0 16V 182 & 172 Sport Alternator 7711134267 | eBay

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JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

This appears to be the correct one for a decent price.

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/valeo/7005620

Edit: Scrap that, there's a £55 surcharge.

DomP182 · Nov 15, 2020

That's the plastic cover behind the grille.

You cant really see it but the point is you cant see the alternator, which you would without the plastic cover.

DomP182 · Nov 15, 2020

JamesBryan said:
This appears to be the correct one for a decent price.

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/valeo/7005620

Edit: Scrap that, there's a £55 surcharge.

Rpd have them at £217

MLB · Nov 15, 2020

Thanks I'll have a look, is it by any chance this one?

JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

MLB said:
Thanks I'll have a look, is it by any chance this one?

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No that's not it.

It's this

MLB · Nov 15, 2020

Ah right, not sure if I've got that one fitted either. Have to have a look next week. Thanks!

DomP182 · Nov 15, 2020

Is there any chance that my alternator problem is related to something else or just bad luck?

JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

DomP182 said:
Is there any chance that my alternator problem is related to something else or just bad luck?

Having a low battery voltage due to a drain will be working it harder.

DomP182 · Nov 15, 2020

I'd just had the battery on charge over night but I'll check it.

JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

DomP182 said:
I'd just had the battery on charge over night but I'll check it.

I mean previously when the voltage was low.

DomP182 · Nov 15, 2020

JamesBryan said:
I mean previously when the voltage was low.

Ah ok, literally only done 10 maybe 15 miles since fitting the used alternator

JamesBryan · Nov 15, 2020

DomP182 said:
Ah ok, literally only done 10 maybe 15 miles since fitting the used alternator

Used one must just be a dud.

justinbowness15 · Nov 16, 2020

I had a similar issue, my alarm kept going off almost every night , driving the neighbours crazy.

The battery was a slightly larger quality Bosch only 18 months old. However I was only doing 3 miles a day with 2 starts X 5 .

Holding charge fine and drawing very little power.

I purchased a new Bosch S4 - 001

It's been fine now for 4 weeks with 1 extra 10 mile drive.

Guy at my garage said only about %20 of power made by the alternator is used for charging the battery...???

DomP182 · Nov 17, 2020

Rnew alternator ordered from Renault Wolverhampton today for a bargain £181.99

MLB · Nov 17, 2020

Not too bad, they seem to have shot up in price recently!

DomP182 · Nov 17, 2020

MLB said:
Not too bad, they seem to have shot up in price recently!

Yes they have, thought I'd get one quick while I could. Buying two used alternators, both no use for one reason or another has made this an expensive ordeal. We live and learn!

JamesBryan · Nov 17, 2020

DomP182 said:
Rnew alternator ordered from Renault Wolverhampton today for a bargain £181.99

Nice one.

Did you ring them up to order?

DomP182 · Nov 17, 2020

JamesBryan said:
Nice one.

Did you ring them up to order?

Yep, they were showing out of stock on their Ebay shop but they had them?!

JamesBryan · Nov 17, 2020

DomP182 said:
Yep, they were showing out of stock on their Ebay shop but they had them?!

Their eBay shop does look bare at the minute.

The guy doing that must be off

DomP182 · Nov 17, 2020

JamesBryan said:
Their eBay shop does look bare at the minute.

The guy doing that must be off

They said something like that on the phone.

M90SR · Nov 17, 2020

DomP182 said:
Oh arse! My new (used) alternator is smelling really hot, that's the second one I've fitted in 2 months, I can see blackening on the windings and it's not making a great sound. New from RPD my next option? I'm losing the will now!

Before fitting your new alternator, check for oxidation at this terminal.

It is a common problem, and will cause the alternator to cook itself.

Alternator power lead terminal

Whilst removing my alternator/AC today, as I attempted to crack the nut holding the red power supply lead, the terminal gave up and the cable hung loose. The crimp part of the terminal is still on the wire. May have been why my alternator died, crappy connection maybe? Either way, I need to get...

cliosport.net

DomP182 · Nov 17, 2020

Thanks @M90SR I'll have a good look over the whole area I think. I'm hoping it was just bad luck

DomP182 · Nov 19, 2020

My shiny new alternator has arrived, so that I dont risk cooking another is there anything I should be aware of when fitting it?

JamesBryan · Nov 19, 2020

DomP182 said:
My shiny new alternator has arrived, so that I dont risk cooking another is there anything I should be aware of when fitting it?

Just make sure all your connections are corrosion free and disconnect your battery first

DomP182 · Nov 19, 2020

JamesBryan said:
Just make sure all your connections are corrosion free and disconnect your battery first

Thanks James! I'll whack the battery back on charge while I'm doing it too

DomP182 · Nov 21, 2020

This had better be the end of it!

Flat battery AGAIN!

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