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  1. 16th October 2013, 03:39 PM #1
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    300TDi 100A Alternator failure

    Afternoon one and all,

    Happily driving along yesterday and caught a fain whiff of electrical burning for a fraction of a second. Looked down at my split charging system lights and the, usually full of green lights board, suddenly had only orange lights indicating around 12.4v of charge getting to the batteries.

    I've put a multimeter across the terminal and earth and it appears that the alternator has decided to give up the ghost.

    So whats the best remedy for me?:

    a) replace in its entirety with a new one ($400 ish) from Aus
    b) replace with one from the UK $150 + $100 haulage
    c) find an electrical specialist who can repair the current one (as its only 5yrs old)

    Any thoughts would be good to hear as my lights get dimmer and dimmer....

    Ben
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  2. 16th October 2013, 09:44 PM #2
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    Buy a new one, i dont know of anyone who has had one repaired.
    By the time you pay for postage a UK sourced item wont be any cheaper than a locally sourced one. $353 is not bad.

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  3. 16th October 2013, 10:14 PM #3
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    don't buy from overseas, no warranty and similar price for oem electricals purchased here with warranty, as mentioned.

    these are not economical to repair, just buy new.

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  4. 16th October 2013, 11:46 PM #4
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    I got one from Karcraft in Silverwater, Sydney for $5 less than what I could get it in the UK.
    $158 for Alt. $150 frieght.
    Had the Karcraft alt. next day and if it didn't work I had some comeback, Buy it in Australia, Regards Frank.
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  5. 17th October 2013, 01:42 AM #5
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    I got a new Denso 100A alternator from the UK after the local sparky told me the armature had failed on my old one. Exchange rate was good at the time and IRC it cost ~AU$150 inc postage and was at my door 4 days after ordering.
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  6. 17th October 2013, 08:54 AM #6
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    I got a replacement 80a from my local auto sparky , $220 . Had to drill out the bottom mounting hole & swap the pulley , other wise , fine . in shop the next day after ordering .
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  7. 19th October 2013, 10:01 AM #7
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    alternator probs

    Hi mate, call allan at british4wd .they supplied me with a new hundred amp alternator about six months ago cost no more than $300 and that included overnight freight excellent service as these guys now their stuff(03)62349444 Allan.ahoward@british4wd.com .
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