Voltage Regulator - Help

[JMM.]

Hi can anyone help, i think my voltage regulator is packed up - battery/stop light constantly flashing along with clock light 'pulsing' do i need to have the whole altenator replaced or is the regulator a seperate part?

 

[Sami]

What makes u think its the reg? Have you checked the voltage across the battery etc? You can normally buy the reg seperately but tbh you are probably better off buying a new alternator as it could be something else inside broken.

 

[JMM.]

Thanks, yeah my dad has checked the battery etc and said its between 12 and 14 when charging. He's pretty sure its the regulator but wasnt sure if this is seperate to the altenator (sorry if this is a bit vague!)

 

[Sami]

I tried finding one but couldn't, I bought a regulator for mine a while back as it had all the symptoms of it being gone, but after I changed it turned out it was the stator inside the alternator. I saw a note on the valeo service page saying your alternator has an internal regulator not sure if thats true though.

My advice would be just get a new alternator, it isn't worth pissing about tbh and what you'll find is, if that part has gone it could have damaged something else as an effect.