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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tigers_gonads on 13 September 2012, 18:44:06
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Did the 3ltr engines all have the same bosch alternator ?
If so, has anybody got the part number for the regulator please ?
Mines fluctuating between 12 and 13.4 volts max so I'd say its time for a change :(
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I think Dbug has just been through the alternator replacement job. Believe he went through the vx exchange scheme. Cheaper and they can give you the right one from the car reg, unlike a factors.
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I think Dbug has just been through the alternator replacement job. Believe he went through the vx exchange scheme. Cheaper and they can give you the right one from the car reg, unlike a factors.
It spins ok with no bearing noises so i'm just trying to keep the price down by replacing the slip ring and regulator myself chris :-\
Thanks anyway :)
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I think Dbug has just been through the alternator replacement job. Believe he went through the vx exchange scheme. Cheaper and they can give you the right one from the car reg, unlike a factors.
It spins ok with no bearing noises so i'm just trying to keep the price down by replacing the slip ring and regulator myself chris :-\
Thanks anyway :)
Isn't that a job for an electrician ;D ;D ;D - gets coat ................
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I think Dbug has just been through the alternator replacement job. Believe he went through the vx exchange scheme. Cheaper and they can give you the right one from the car reg, unlike a factors.
It spins ok with no bearing noises so i'm just trying to keep the price down by replacing the slip ring and regulator myself chris :-\
Thanks anyway :)
Isn't that a job for an electrician ;D ;D ;D - gets coat ................
Shut it tubby ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D
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Did the 3ltr engines all have the same bosch alternator ?
If so, has anybody got the part number for the regulator please ?
Mines fluctuating between 12 and 13.4 volts max so I'd say its time for a change :(
Have you checked the crimps on the battery terminals first ;)
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I fitted a new regulator to my alternator a couple of months ago. I think it would have been £30 for a genuine Bosch one or £20 for a pattern part.
A local old-school alternator repair shop had a pattern regulator in stock so that is what I fitted.
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Did the 3ltr engines all have the same bosch alternator ?
If so, has anybody got the part number for the regulator please ?
Mines fluctuating between 12 and 13.4 volts max so I'd say its time for a change :(
Have you checked the crimps on the battery terminals first ;)
Battery terminal crimps are ok :y
I'll check the alternator one tomorrow when I jack the car up :y
The lpg is starting to throw up more low voltage faults and the abs/tc had a "low voltage telltail" fault last week :-\
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I fitted a new regulator to my alternator a couple of months ago. I think it would have been £30 for a genuine Bosch one or £20 for a pattern part.
A local old-school alternator repair shop had a pattern regulator in stock so that is what I fitted.
Have you got a part number handy ?
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Slightly off the topic but what is the nominal voltage that the stag lpg controller is setup for ?
Is that set during initial calibration ?
If so, am I right in thinking that if the calibration was setup with a voltage of 14.5 ish then I loose 1 volt its going to throw up this fault :-\
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Have a read through this thread http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1289737894 (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1289737894)
There are some links to part numbers at the end but I think you have the earlier alternator :-\
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Have a read through this thread http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1289737894 (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1289737894)
There are some links to part numbers at the end but I think you have the earlier alternator :-\
I'll have a nosey
My lump is out of a 99 mfl :-\
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I think Dbug has just been through the alternator replacement job. Believe he went through the vx exchange scheme. Cheaper and they can give you the right one from the car reg, unlike a factors.
Yep - picking up replacement alternator tomorrow - £100 + vat (trade price).
My stealer is quite good - ordered it without payment, supplying it without exchange unit or deposit. Relying on me to bring old unit in.
Looking to swap it tomorrow pm - car 2.6V6 F/L Estate.
Its a 120amp unit fitted to 2.6 and 3.2 engines.
Will let you know how easy( ::)) it was to swap ;)
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one bolts a bit of a git, and done by feel and a lot of swearing ::)
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I do remember some swearing, if little else.
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Thats why I think i'll cheat and just change the regulator ;D ;D
If I splashed out on a new (recon) one, it would outlive the car :D
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Just replaced mine and I can tell you that an 11mm ring spanner is essential....you see the 2 bolts holding the alt on mine were one way and then the other ..... the torx head being behind the alt on the top bolt and an 11mm ring spanner fits perfectly and is small enough to get in there....the other end of that bolt is a 16mm(?) nut that you can get to easily............
The other bolt is straight forward ... get the car on ramps and take off the black protective panel underneath (4 x 10mm bolts) then you can get at the bottom one
One last thing make sure there are no children around as you might find you take on a temporary bout of uncontrolable swearing!!! :(
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one bolts a bit of a git, and done by feel and a lot of swearing ::)
Tell me about it - guess you mean the top one - need fingers the thickness of a pencil!! And plenty of plasters!!
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I just took the bagpipes out on my 2.6 and worked from above. Don't recall it being particularly difficult. :-\