cheesefish
New Member
Hi Everyone,
I've been reading a few posts and think that I need a new alternator or diode pack but I just want to make sure first from you guys.
I was using my 1996 W202 with no problems, then I got into the car the next day and the battery light came on. I did the usual spray of WD40 and fiddled with the wires on the back and nothing happened. I revved the car and it went off...happy days I thought, then it came on again. Yesterday same thing happened and it was fine for about 15 miles, then the light came on again. I managed to get it to an open stretch of road where I gave it some serious rev, upto 6000rpm and the light went off again for about 5 more miles, it's now on and seems to show no signs of going off.
The belt to me seems fine, but then someone else said it looked loose to them, I can twist it easily but there doesn't seem to be any stretch in it. The alternator I have is the Bosch 14v 45-90a 010 154 4602.
I've checked the points on the back and it was suggested that I check the earth, the only one I can see is a brown wire from the alternator upto the body, should there be another one somewhere?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Chris
I've been reading a few posts and think that I need a new alternator or diode pack but I just want to make sure first from you guys.
I was using my 1996 W202 with no problems, then I got into the car the next day and the battery light came on. I did the usual spray of WD40 and fiddled with the wires on the back and nothing happened. I revved the car and it went off...happy days I thought, then it came on again. Yesterday same thing happened and it was fine for about 15 miles, then the light came on again. I managed to get it to an open stretch of road where I gave it some serious rev, upto 6000rpm and the light went off again for about 5 more miles, it's now on and seems to show no signs of going off.
The belt to me seems fine, but then someone else said it looked loose to them, I can twist it easily but there doesn't seem to be any stretch in it. The alternator I have is the Bosch 14v 45-90a 010 154 4602.
I've checked the points on the back and it was suggested that I check the earth, the only one I can see is a brown wire from the alternator upto the body, should there be another one somewhere?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Chris
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