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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: scottambrose on 06 November 2012, 08:56:34

Title: v6 alternator plug
Post by: scottambrose on 06 November 2012, 08:56:34
whats the easiest way to get to the plug i want to disconnect it to see if its that thats draining my battery
Title: Re: v6 alternator plug
Post by: tigers_gonads on 06 November 2012, 09:09:01
It was 2 cables held on by 13mm / 8mm nuts on mine  :-\
Title: Re: v6 alternator plug
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 November 2012, 09:16:08
You'd be better off disconnecting the cable at the battery end and measuring the current down it. Alternator probably needs to come out to disconnect it.
Title: Re: v6 alternator plug
Post by: scottambrose on 06 November 2012, 09:27:02
any ideas which cable it is? theres a main one and then 4 fused ones.
Title: Re: v6 alternator plug
Post by: tigers_gonads on 06 November 2012, 09:48:25
Are you looking to isolate it at the alternator or battery end ?
Title: Re: v6 alternator plug
Post by: scottambrose on 06 November 2012, 10:15:07
i want to disconnect it to see if i stops the drain on the battery would have thought alternator end be better
Title: Re: v6 alternator plug
Post by: tigers_gonads on 06 November 2012, 10:25:44
Too get at the terminals on my alternator, I removed the ............

Bagpipes
Utility belt

Then I droped the alternator and let it lay on top of the plastic engine tray.
If you do it this way, you can lean over the front and play with the 2 wires with ease.  :y
Title: Re: v6 alternator plug
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 November 2012, 14:38:39
any ideas which cable it is? theres a main one and then 4 fused ones.

It's the thick one that's crimped onto the battery terminal rather than bolted on. It goes to the starter and the alternator. Starter is unlikely to cause a problem so you can just unbolt the other wires from the battery terminal, remove it from the battery post and measure the current. :y
Title: Re: v6 alternator plug
Post by: scottambrose on 06 November 2012, 16:13:30
i charged the battery to full on saturday and touch wood its lost 0 charge on the car since then. and all i did was re charge the battery and connect the bonnet shut switch back up.