William737 Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Hello all, I have completed an engine swap on my glanza... it had been running fine then clumsy me dropped a socket on the positive battery stud. It sparked and the car spluttered. The car drove after that then it died. It starts with jump leads attached and will run unless they are on. I have changed the alternator and also the alternator fuse but still no joy... if someone could leave me some advice it's be great. Thanks Will. Quote
morgey Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 Have you tried a different battery? Check the earth is good to the battery Quote
gwtaylor Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 That’s what I’d of said try a different battery Quote
William737 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Posted March 3, 2019 Hiya, yeah I'll have to give that a go... cheers. Quote
William737 Posted March 9, 2019 Author Posted March 9, 2019 I changed the battery but the problem hasn't gone... not sure where to look now? Quote
lukEp Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 Even with the battery disconnected the car will still run once started sounds like alternator is dead. Check charge rate while running with no load 14v on load (lights heater rear screen) 13.5v. Quote
William737 Posted March 9, 2019 Author Posted March 9, 2019 Plugged the multimeter on when the car is running with a strong battery and it's only reading 11.5V. I prepared the alternator the other week. Quote
William737 Posted March 9, 2019 Author Posted March 9, 2019 I checked with multimeter and it was reading 11.5V I think it's something between the alternator and the battery but I just don't know what Quote
lukEp Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 Yeah that's to low even not running should be 12v+ Quote
William737 Posted March 9, 2019 Author Posted March 9, 2019 Yea, not sure where to look now... might go over the wiring and earths Quote
morgey Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 Might be the alternator still, Stick the multimeter directly on the alternator terminal if you can get to it. Quote
William737 Posted March 25, 2019 Author Posted March 25, 2019 Could it be due to the alternator belt slipping? Quote
William737 Posted March 25, 2019 Author Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) Turned out to be the alternator belt, it was very worn. Thanks all for your help! Edited March 25, 2019 by William737 Quote
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