discomark88
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hi guys, had a look round and although theres some good advice nothing seems to match exactly my situation
having trouble when starting my 1992 200tdi disco, turns over very slow, like the battery is dead, but usually will do this 3-5 times then start. sometimes wont and needs a boost from another car
when i eventually get it going i have no revs on the dial and if i rev a belt squeal can be heard, i assume its the alternator 'coz the revs come back up when the noise stops. usualy 30secs to a min.
the noise also comes back sometimes when i steer and always when i fully lock the wheels either way. had a new belt about a month ago and tried re-tightening it twice.
i can normally restart her straight away within 2 hrs of initial start and a run, any longer and the 3-5 slow turn situation rises. but, i checked the battery the other night and it read 12.something and 14.something when idling, which would suggest alternator working? and this was around 4 hrs after turning off (maybe too soon for accurate reading?)
after a day offroading yesterday though, i had no revs and no noise for a while, then came the noise after 30 secs, n the revs when noise had gone
i have borrowed an alternator off a friend so i can strip mine to check
if anyone can understand what i wrote, i'd be happy of some pointers
mark
having trouble when starting my 1992 200tdi disco, turns over very slow, like the battery is dead, but usually will do this 3-5 times then start. sometimes wont and needs a boost from another car
when i eventually get it going i have no revs on the dial and if i rev a belt squeal can be heard, i assume its the alternator 'coz the revs come back up when the noise stops. usualy 30secs to a min.
the noise also comes back sometimes when i steer and always when i fully lock the wheels either way. had a new belt about a month ago and tried re-tightening it twice.
i can normally restart her straight away within 2 hrs of initial start and a run, any longer and the 3-5 slow turn situation rises. but, i checked the battery the other night and it read 12.something and 14.something when idling, which would suggest alternator working? and this was around 4 hrs after turning off (maybe too soon for accurate reading?)
after a day offroading yesterday though, i had no revs and no noise for a while, then came the noise after 30 secs, n the revs when noise had gone
i have borrowed an alternator off a friend so i can strip mine to check
if anyone can understand what i wrote, i'd be happy of some pointers
mark