v70 2005 flickery lights and dash

[chefshoes]

even though the mechanic said he couldnt find the fault with it and made me spend 300 quid on a new battery its still the alternator?

absolute fuming!

[stuart bowes]

£300 on a battery what.. £100 tops surely

edit sorry no £125
https://advancedbatterysupplies.co.u...0-car-battery/

[Georgeandkira]

It sounds like they replaced the battery and not the alternator.
A bad regulator -routinely replaced part of the alternator- is one cause of flickering and that has not been addressed.
Is your garage any good?

Be aware that there is a high beam relay and they can go bad...as can the stalk (aka switch).

Automotive electrical problems can be elusive.
Checking the cleanliness of grounds (completion of circuits) is a universal advice.

A universal test is to start and idle the engine with the AC fan, radio and even the wipers on and the doors open (for load). If running two of the power windows simultaneously causes a big dip in your lighting, you've a bad regulator.

The original style instrument panel has symptoms like the high beam blue light failing to go on and run-on digits in the clock element and more if it's bad.

[chefshoes]

once i feel better (currently got manflu) im going to take the car to someone with vida but also spoke to my mechanic to get the alternator and regulator swapped out

well it was 260 quid 160 of it was the battery (yuasa i think)

[4x4]

Vida will not flag up the alternator fault (well it didn’t on my car) You need to have an alternator specialist to diagnose it or just bite the bullet and replace

[chefshoes]

yeah ive already made enquiries...

so glad i havent sat down and worked out how much i have spent on it since i got it in november (knocking on a grand when alternator comes)....

yeah best not think about it

[4x4]

I can recommend these guys for a replacement Click

[stuart bowes]

Originally Posted by chefshoes

yeah ive already made enquiries...

so glad i havent sat down and worked out how much i have spent on it since i got it in november (knocking on a grand when alternator comes)....

yeah best not think about it

tell me about it, I started a spreadsheet for mine when I first got it, I'm in for about 8 grand so far only half of which was the initial purchase, and that's hunting around for good prices and doing all the work myself

still, the way I look at it, if it stays with me for 5-6 years (half way through that already..) then the annual budget is peanuts compared to hire purchasing and it's being kept in very good working order, so I should be able to sell it and recoup a decent amount

[chefshoes]

i used to own a discovery (the first shape) had it 5yrs and in that time it had new suspension and breathing kit, clutch, new wheels, tyres, servicing, propshafts..

dread to think the cost and i never got it back you just dont.

same with this barge

just need flicky lights, main beams and heating sorted ill be happy

[chefshoes]

Call from Volvo

Car software was corrupt when new battery installed.
Installation and checking. 182 quid

Apparently the sender unit needs to be sent off to be repaired (no main beam)

480 quid!!!

Crap