alternator

I hate to fire into my first post with a problem, but someone may be able to help. I have a 2001 E320CDI estate which has covered 152k. I bought it about 3 months ago and due to my work it can spend a couple of weeks at a time without use. When the cold snap occured, I left the side lights on...

I am getting an occaisional over voltage on cold starting (peaking at 17v) which trigers srs, light sensor and stability control warnings which all reset (apart from the light sensor) within a few seconds as the voltage stabilises at 14-14.5v. I am assuming the voltage regulator is...

hi all,i have a mercedes c270 cdi ,51 reg,my alternator has packed in,is it possible to get this unit reconditioned,also does anybody know where i can get repaired in cardiff or south wales area

Hi, I recently posted a question about removing the ignition barrel on the w123. Thanks to you guys, I got it out then jump started the car and tried to charge it up. The battery is not charging up properly. After a good long drive, the car died as I was parking it. 20 minutes later, measured...

Not mine this time (phew), but my dad came up to visit me in his 51 plate Pug 307 HDI over the weekend, and his alternator is fried (can smell it) a warning flashed up and went on the dash, tested it and battary is showing 12.5v (on or off), so its defo gone. now he has to drive back some 50...

Hi I have a diesel 220 cdi w203... & basically heard some sort of squelching yesturday whilst driving around, Upon having a closer look, the next Day (in the light) I see the belts still ok, BUT the alternator pulley possibly had seized.. The car stalled at a junction & would not start...

Completely wihout any warning, my C270 diesel decided to strip a drive-belt the other day, leaving me to limp home with no power steering or cooling. I found the belt in shreds and a lot of it wrapped tightly around the alternator pulley. After cutting away the mess with stanley knife, I tried...

A couple of time over the last week the car has only just started, the battery seemed almost flat and the car only just started. I checked the voltage at the battery today, it was 13.3 volts at idle and 13.7 at higher revs. Does anyone know what it should be? Cheers Jim

i have a 1994 c180 and noticed about 3 months ago that the bearings in the alternator were on there way out! i decided to let the alternator die before replacing it. its now stoped charging (NO light on the dash board but the battery is just sitting at 12 odd volts) so due to not wanting to...

Hi have front left Kat convertor for sale part number A 220 490 85 19 EXHAUST PIPE FRONT LEFT http://www.auto-parts.spb.ru/cat/cats/m.mycat?Form open to offers just been sitting around Also used Alternator part no 0123 520 017 011 154 32 02 150 Amp Bosch open to offers just been...

I am about to replace the alternator on my 300 TE-24. How easy/difficult is it to get off (and on again!)? Anything I should know before I get stuck in tomorrow? Any advice welcomed. TIA Peter

A stupid question I know, but what is the rationale behind a free-wheeling alternator pulley? I'd have thought that the alternator would always be generating power and therefore would never free-wheel so I'm obviously missing something. Thanks,

Evening all I'm slowly getting a nasty headache trying to establish what type of alternator I have on my E class. It's a 2002 e220 CDI. The vin is WDB2100062B500773. Looking on the Russian parts site at the appropriate diagram the alternators shown don't look anything like the one on my car. The...

Can anyone let me know the part no(s) for the alternator on a 1990 300TE-24 please. I am out of the country at the moment so it's difficult to check myself. The car has been stood for 6 months without moving, when I got it going again the alternator is no longer charging. As I am selling it...

How does the alternator work on a Vito sport van? I need to keep both my batteries at full charge due to an upgrade on the stereo system and i dont think its seeing the load from the amps.

Just bought a 2003 C270 CDI Elegance SE from a dealer. Week after purchase started it up early morning and got the Battery / Alternator Malfunction Light appear. By the end of the day when leaving work the malfunction had disappeared. Been back to dealer who thought at first it was a...

A problem exists on my C220 CDi, the dash is lit up red with battery/alternator visit workshop. The car is starting fine at the moment, the belt is turning the alternator, so i'm guessing the alternator is not to good. Can these be tested on the car, or is it best to remove it & take it to a...

After i got my ICE installed, i hear a weird sound, kind of sounds like a supercharger compressor or something? its a really annoying whine.. can it possibly be the alternator?

hello all just of late been having probs with my w202 m-reg starting i run the car yesterday for nearly 1 hour just did about 20 miles round trip got back home went back to it an hour or so later would not start all the lights went dim and got a clicking noise so i got it jump started no probs...

Does the Star Machine find alternator faults? That is the common diode fault were over night there is an excesive 'leak' at the alternator, does it report on the charging status?