Clio 182 cup
Hi All,
So I bought my first Clio back in Jan to use as an occasional daily and track day car.
I noticed right away that at idle the engine seems to pulse a little and the headlights pulse too. I've found an old post on here from a previous owner about the headlights pulsing so this doesn't seem to be an issue given how long it's been happening. I've probably done around 1000 miles init including my first track day at Snetterton and had no major issues.
Now I have noticed that the battery and STOP lights have started pulsing too (see video), this is new. The lights tend to fade as the revs climb but I did notice them faintly staying on while driving when I went to the supermarket yesterday. Does this indicate the alternator is on it's way out? Is there an easy way for me to check this myself? I quickly price checked an alternator and they don't seem cheap so I don't want to change it if that's not the issue.
Obviously I don't want to break down in our current situation so I'm going to use my other car for now until I can have this sorted.
Thanks in advance for the help and stay safe everyone!
So I bought my first Clio back in Jan to use as an occasional daily and track day car.
I noticed right away that at idle the engine seems to pulse a little and the headlights pulse too. I've found an old post on here from a previous owner about the headlights pulsing so this doesn't seem to be an issue given how long it's been happening. I've probably done around 1000 miles init including my first track day at Snetterton and had no major issues.
Now I have noticed that the battery and STOP lights have started pulsing too (see video), this is new. The lights tend to fade as the revs climb but I did notice them faintly staying on while driving when I went to the supermarket yesterday. Does this indicate the alternator is on it's way out? Is there an easy way for me to check this myself? I quickly price checked an alternator and they don't seem cheap so I don't want to change it if that's not the issue.
Obviously I don't want to break down in our current situation so I'm going to use my other car for now until I can have this sorted.
Thanks in advance for the help and stay safe everyone!