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Mechanic open this wk? cost to instal altinator?

  • 29-12-2011 5:17pm
    #1
    marley123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭


    Car needs a Jump start ever time to get it turning over - father in law reckons altinator gone & picked up a second hand one in Traynors today for me.
    are there any mechanics open in Dublin South tomoro? What would approx cost be? its a Honda CRV automatic


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  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    First off, are you sure it's not the battery?


  • #3
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Maybe you should make sure you have an alternator problem before you go paying someone to change it. In my opinion it is more likely that the problem is your battery or something draining the battery. How long has it been happening for?


  • #4
    marley123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭marley123


    Its making a clicking sound when trying to turn over if that makes any sense? ( sorry dont know much re the mechanics side of things:)
    Anan1 wrote: »
    First off, are you sure it's not the battery?


  • #5
    marley123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭marley123


    For the past mth it needed to be jumped a handful of times but most of time just needed to be turned over couple times ... On Tuesday it started needing to be jumped every time to get it going.
    George Dalton wrote: »
    Maybe you should make sure you have an alternator problem before you go paying someone to change it. In my opinion it is more likely that the problem is your battery or something draining the battery. How long has it been happening for?


  • #6
    jhegarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,441 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Does it stay running once you jump it ?

    If it does then it sounds like the battery , not the alternator.


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  • #7
    The Muppet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,006 ✭✭✭✭The Muppet


    Sounds like a bad battery to me too.


  • #8
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    If your alternator wasn't working your normally have a battery light on the dash.

    If you can take a trip to the dark side(north side) I'll check the battery and alternator for you.


  • #9
    badgerbaiter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭badgerbaiter


    pull out the trusty aul multimeter and see whats wrong :-)


  • #10
    swhyte027
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭swhyte027


    I'd check it out for you also we were open today I just finished putting a altenator on a land rover discovery any ways I'd be happy to help ya out


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