It seems my D40's alternator is giving up - the warning light and battery symbol both come on after starting then go away after a few minutes as long as I turn off everything electrical. Putting the lights/aircon, etc on makes the warning lights come back on. The battery is still getting some sort of charge, so I think the alternator is putting out some current but clearly can't handle a load. No error codes being generated.
My first thought was the alternator clutch pulley, but its quiet and smooth and only goes one direction so assuming it was the alternator itself I fitted a complete second hand one from a wrecker.
The problem is still there dammit.
Sooo, it's possible the second hand alternator and/or clutch is also faulty but is there anything else that might be causing these symptoms?
Cheers
My first thought was the alternator clutch pulley, but its quiet and smooth and only goes one direction so assuming it was the alternator itself I fitted a complete second hand one from a wrecker.
The problem is still there dammit.
Sooo, it's possible the second hand alternator and/or clutch is also faulty but is there anything else that might be causing these symptoms?
Cheers