I have 1.7td astra van1997 and have just bought new alternater and new battery and have still no charge giong to my battery it just drains as soon as anything is turned on .Have meter on and was told ok,but still no charge,also have notced no ignition light on dashboard anyone any ideas thanks.
Dale
Edited by Pugugly on 04/01/2009 at 10:57
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Hello
I suggest you check the fuse box and see if any have blown.
How long has it been in this state has any water got into the electrics.
It looks like a bad earth possible from the engine to the body and also fusebox and other earths on the car.
A relay may have failed.
Hope my ideas have helped.
Martin
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try looking in the drivers side kick panel should either be a yellow or purple relay (its the charge relay) i normally change these when i change alternators on this model/engine, assuming that its a isuzu engine, not the vauxhall engine, if its vaux engine then the usuall culprit is the andjuster bolt/bracket and the earth strap that is bolted to it let me know which engine and i will advise
Edited by topbloke on 04/01/2009 at 14:20
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The 'no ignition light' could be a clue as its the current flowing through this energises the alternator rotor to start the charge process. Could be that the bub has gone.
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Thanks to your help mates problem sorted had a fault with the alternater and is now fixt thanks
Dale
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