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Ollie 16-10-13 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ollie (Post 323263)
I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN. The question now is which for the A/C model ???


Skillen 16-10-13 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ollie (Post 323265)
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I'd say the higher rated one if that is possible to see on the sites.
May be possible to see on ECP

petet16 16-10-13 09:37 PM

The higher rated one is air con, so if you have aircon, look for a car with aircon .

tcb 180 16-10-13 10:31 PM

I would check all the battery terminals first especially the earth that goes onto the slam panel.

talkingcars 17-10-13 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Ollie (Post 323250)
I have one, but i'm not too sure if its working properly - i checked the battery with engine off = 11.47 V, with engine ticking over 11.46 V.

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Originally Posted by petet16 (Post 323251)
Ah right the voltage with the engine off isn't too bad, but with it running it should be somewhere between 14 and 14.4, so it looks like the alternator has had it.

Alternator output and battery voltage are 2 different things, if you have a poor earth the alternator maybe putting out 14.4v but the battery only getting 11.46v.

Ollie 19-10-13 04:34 PM

Well folks I checked the terminals and fuses under the bonnet and all seemed ok, so I went to the scrap yard, + got one off of a zr 1.8 - same part no., got it fitted and hey presto its working fab.
thanx for your help, i've learnt what to look out for CHEERS

peterzs 19-10-13 05:52 PM

Well done Ollie.

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