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Jun 1st, 2014, 11:23 | #11 |
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Will look to get it changed tomorrow. Thanks for all your help, and the heads up re the 120>150 upgrade. Will check what they are looking to supply.
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Jun 1st, 2014, 11:40 | #12 |
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Probably already has a 150 amp in it. My 2005 model V50 did. Hours labour is all it took mine.
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Jun 1st, 2014, 11:57 | #13 |
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These alternators are now failing left right and centre as the s40/V50 etc get older , fords policy of short lifetime Denso no doubt ! where have all the Bosch alternators gone? No wonder Bosch closed down their Miskin alternator plant , they are too good and not failing enough!
Sometimes they fail with an internal short , so the alternator gets so hot it smokes , sometimes they discharge the battery when parked up , again , getting too hot to touch . Any sign of the "Power system service required" message , get the alternator repaired or replaced , Volvo have recognised the problem by bringing the cost of the alternator down from £380 to £300 to £200 now .. Starter motors are not so good on these ford engines either .
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Jun 2nd, 2014, 21:24 | #14 | |
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Now fixed. Which brings me to my next question........ Why does the car feel faster/more responsive now with just the alternator changed? I am wondering if the alternator was sucking extra horsepower to create the current as it was beginning to fail. Certainly also quieter as the odd whiring/whining has gone. |
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Law of Conservation of Energy, states that energy can not be created or destroyed; it can only be redistributed or changed from one form to another. So if the alternator is creating electricity for the car and additional heat it is getting that energy from somewhere= the engine power. |
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Guess which message I'm now getting up 'momentarily' when I start my car (70K miles).......
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