Thread: sdv6 alternator failure

Was it driven in like that Justin?

Scott

What sort of mechanic are you.
You simply wrap the alternator up with duct tape to stop that precious smoke from escaping.
Im sure Ive seen wire-loom smoke available to top it back up.

Here you go,a utube training video for you and your staff
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl4FOCK3fWY[/ame]
Andrew

Originally Posted by LRD414

Was it driven in like that Justin?

Scott

Yup😮. The owner rsng me and as soon as she mentioned a growling noise under the bonnet and a strange smell i knew what that meant... she was not far away so i said bring it in NOW...😮

There wasn't much smoke just a smell of burning insulation and a wisp when i opened the bonnet ...

Jc

We used to carry spare bottles of this in the parts kit of a British plane I used to fly.

Mine went 2 weeks ago on my SDv6 2011.

It started well before (2 weeks) when it sounded strange like belt noise then it went away, I smelt the funny smell at some stage but blamed the wifes' Mazda parked next to it.

Then I got the charge fault light at 5:30am, which I acknowledged but forged on, long story short after 15 k the whole dash lit up with systems shutting down, the the dash went black, it was dark out and I made it to my shed but I was in fear of being stranded. It's a good design in opinion, everything shut down bar the engine and I made it to A destination.

The local Indi said he'd order the part and replace it after the weekend, "their not to bad" he said.................. Don't think he had done a twin turbo before, next time he will quote more than 2 hours I reckon..

Originally Posted by kenl

Mine went 2 weeks ago on my SDv6 2011.

It started well before (2 weeks) when it sounded strange like belt noise then it went away, I smelt the funny smell at some stage but blamed the wifes' Mazda parked next to it.

Then I got the charge fault light at 5:30am, which I acknowledged but forged on, long story short after 15 k the whole dash lit up with systems shutting down, the the dash went black, it was dark out and I made it to my shed but I was in fear of being stranded. It's a good design in opinion, everything shut down bar the engine and I made it to A destination.

The local Indi said he'd order the part and replace it after the weekend, "their not to bad" he said.................. Don't think he had done a twin turbo before, next time he will quote more than 2 hours I reckon..

Yes ken they aren't the most fun one to get at. Unbolting the alternator isn't the big issue it is just that the wiring has almost no slack so good luck with undoing and doing up the main battery wire as the turbocharger pipework to the isolation valve has to be unclipped and disconnected to gain access.... and the regulator plug 😠😠 almost impossible to unclip. I've been there where the wire has actually had to be cut (and rejoined prior to refitting )and the plug removed while on the bench 😠😠😠😠.

Not looking forward to it

Originally Posted by justinc

Expensive little suckers too!

A fair bit cheaper than the one in my D4 2.7!
Alternator Land Rover Discovery 4 TDV6 3.0L LR065866

Originally Posted by justinc

the big issue it is just that the wiring has almost no slack so good luck with undoing and doing up the main battery wire

Disconnect the cable from the starter to allow it to pull forwards with the alternator enough to get access to the bolt. The cable is joined to the starter cable so it can't pull too far. The alternator nut can be accessed through the wheel arch but only just and not worth the effort unless not removing the alternator, as one might do if fitting a dedicated alternator cable.