Stumped with a problem

Iseedeadpixels · 16-10-2017 9:34am #1

Hi all,

Battery light on my 04 Mondeo is coming on, brought it to a garage who said the alternator and belt are perfect (working/charging etc) and couldnt find the issue, any ideas whats going on? Car is still driving ok.

colm_mcm · 16-10-2017 9:38am

Bring to an auto electrician, could just be a bad earth.

Iseedeadpixels · 16-10-2017 9:48am

Cheers was thinking it might be electrical.

jca · 23-10-2017 1:47am

Alternator is on the way out despite what the garage tells you. It's a horrible job to do on the Mondeo, Henry strikes again... slick production practices outweigh the burden placed on the repair man every time!!

Del2005 · 23-10-2017 2:26am

jca wrote: »

Alternator is on the way out despite what the garage tells you. It's a horrible job to do on the Mondeo, Henry strikes again... slick production practices outweigh the burden placed on the repair man every time!!

To be fair it's not just Ford who don't consider repair work when building their cars.

vandriver · 23-10-2017 5:35am

Citroen C4 diesel.....The alternator is at the back of the engine,up under the dashboard.

ectoraige · 23-10-2017 5:56am

Is it always on or is it intermittent? I had a problem in the past caused by corrosion on the battery terminal connectors.

Iseedeadpixels · 23-10-2017 6:50am

jca wrote: »

Alternator is on the way out despite what the garage tells you. It's a horrible job to do on the Mondeo, Henry strikes again... slick production practices outweigh the burden placed on the repair man every time!!

You are 100% right, the pully was fecked, battery was dead within a hour of them looking at it.

23-10-2017 6:52am

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

You are 100% right, the pully was fecked, battery was dead within a hour of them looking at it.

You need a new mechanic then.

Iseedeadpixels · 23-10-2017 6:59am

JayZeus wrote: »

You need a new mechanic then.

They where the only lads open with the storm, never used them before and wont be going back, a friend of a friend sorted it for me.

listermint · 23-10-2017 7:21am

13 year old battery?

Have you considered battery's have a performance lifetime.

Iseedeadpixels · 23-10-2017 7:31am

listermint wrote: »

13 year old battery?

Have you considered battery's have a performance lifetime.

Got a new one also

2nd mechanic showed me the issue, he reckons the pully was working at the 1st garage and went as I drove home.

Del2005 · 23-10-2017 5:59pm

listermint wrote: »

13 year old battery?

Have you considered battery's have a performance lifetime.

We've older batteries than that on the go still, like all things correct usage and maintenance is the key.

Stumped with a problem

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