tasker-bumble
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Hi. ive been searching the forums and it seems im not the only one who has had the following problem.
We have a 2002 L322 V8 petrol which is fantastic, had it for 3 years now and it has not missed a beat however last week it flashed various warning lights (HDC, battery light amber then red. Air sus etc) the car then went into limp home mode which got us off the road) AA arrived and told me it was battery or alternator. We were relayed to a garage who called me back to say we needed a new battery and a new alternator, total cost £1200.
They did not test the alternator (and when I called for the part numbers so I could search for the parts on line they gave me the number for the Air con! So as you can imagine I now have very little confidence in them.
We have noticed a fan type sound coming from the dash after the keys are removed and the car is locked even on cold days when the engine has not even run. So were wondering if the battery drain could be due to this. it could also be a duff battery or heaven forbid a duff Alternator.
Can anyone offer an opinion on the likely causes . Are there any that I have missed that I should look into. we are going to get the garage to just charge the battery overnight and hope it gets us home then I can look into it in my own time.
Many thanks and I hope someone can help.
We have a 2002 L322 V8 petrol which is fantastic, had it for 3 years now and it has not missed a beat however last week it flashed various warning lights (HDC, battery light amber then red. Air sus etc) the car then went into limp home mode which got us off the road) AA arrived and told me it was battery or alternator. We were relayed to a garage who called me back to say we needed a new battery and a new alternator, total cost £1200.
They did not test the alternator (and when I called for the part numbers so I could search for the parts on line they gave me the number for the Air con! So as you can imagine I now have very little confidence in them.
We have noticed a fan type sound coming from the dash after the keys are removed and the car is locked even on cold days when the engine has not even run. So were wondering if the battery drain could be due to this. it could also be a duff battery or heaven forbid a duff Alternator.
Can anyone offer an opinion on the likely causes . Are there any that I have missed that I should look into. we are going to get the garage to just charge the battery overnight and hope it gets us home then I can look into it in my own time.
Many thanks and I hope someone can help.
