Failed alternators?

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Post by yogi » Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:58 pm

Clever move, seems to be quite predictable when it breaks...
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Post by pete2144 » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:09 pm

Mine went yesterday at 90040 miles, 5 hours in a recovery truck from Devon is just what you need :(
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Post by R1NGA » Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:12 am

And now mine's gone - 6 years and 56,000 miles. Battery light only however, but 9v showing on the guage with electrics all still running - 11.8 with everything switched off. Interestingly the voltage was oscillating between11.5 and about 12.2 every second or so after a few miles of driving, with the idle speed following suit. Glad to have bought the Inchcape 3 year all inclusive warranty last year....

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Post by jamesthecat » Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:37 am

can the rs6 alternator be rewound,and how much,its got Tobe cheaper than the stealer's
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Post by marmite » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:33 pm

Mine went last night
Lets see how good Warranty Direct are with my first claim?

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Post by HYFR » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:51 pm

watching with interest ... should be a no brainer as the alternator is specifically noted in the policy wording
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Post by marmite » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:55 pm

aka_dk wrote:watching with interest ... should be a no brainer as the alternator is specifically noted in the policy wording
hoping you never know!

will let you know
Thinking of doing cambelt at teh same time due in 5000 miles but its coming apart
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Post by ecain63 » Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:39 am

WD covered mine ok.
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Post by marmite » Sat Sep 11, 2010 1:15 am

ecain63 wrote:WD covered mine ok.
Fingers crossed they are asking lots of silly questions as the policy was taken out 24/7/10 and it failed on Weds night, think they think the car has been parked up for weeks, Tracker will prove that wrong :-)
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Post by ecain63 » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:44 am

Why would it nmatter to them if it was parked up? Did they send an inspector?
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Post by viffer » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:18 am

ecain63 wrote:Why would it nmatter to them if it was parked up?
It would matter if the fault had already existed at the time the policy started, and marmite had left the car parked up (for nearly 2 months....) before claiming.

Seems these WD chaps have rather suspicious minds!

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Post by ecain63 » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:36 am

If the inspector didn't spot it though.
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