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[Oddnine]

Vauxhall Omega 2.6 V6 2001

 :-/  Hi can anyone help?

I was driving home the other day and the battery light came on. I know this is the altenator light but the car still starts and I am sure it has not affected the car in any other way yet, has anyone had this problem, should i be worried? 

[Andy B]

Fan belt snapped?  :-/ :-/

[Oddnine]

Hi thanks for your responce, i have checked the belt and that is still intact, thanks.

[Andy B]

Do have or access to a multi-meter? You should be getting almost 14 volts across the battery terminals if you alternator is charging as it should be, if your light is on I suspect you're not actaully charging your battery.

[unlucky alf]

i might be wrong on this but i had this on another car a while back, there was a single wire for the ign light that had fallen off the back of the alternator, still charged o,k but light stayed on dont know if miggys have it though

[zirk]

The lights come on for a reason, or as suggested something is intermittant, I would go down the Voltmeter route first to make sure its not over charging let along charging.

[Oddnine]

Just bought a multimeter battery seemed ok until i switched the lights on then I watched the juice drain away and now it wont start.....DOH! new altenator I think! any ideas on prices and best supplier?  many thanks

[NaughtyNigel]

Get a price from your local VX Masterfit and work down from there.

The alternator on SWMBO's Astra was £160 from a local auto electrican.

[Andy B]

Just bought a multimeter battery seemed ok until i switched the lights on then I watched the juice drain away and now it wont start.....DOH! new altenator I think! any ideas on prices and best supplier?  many thanks

Before you buy a new alternator, check your local autospark for a price to re-furbish your own. There's not much in there that normally fails, diode pack & brushes, and they're not too expensive on their own.

[Entwood]

Always worth a read of this as well ....

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1153772945

could save you a load of cash ....