Broken Freelander - Help!!

Hi

Had our Freelander for a number of years now and it's been really reliable until this week.
Broke down on the way home and RAC came out and advised that it had a faulty alternator. Bought new alternator and new battery, fitted and started like a dream. Drove down the road, less than a mile and then all the dash lights came on, speedo and all other gauges failed and then it stalled. Managed to bump it and got it close to home. RAC came out again and tested the power from the battery to the alternator and said there was none. Could this be a faulty new alternator or something more?

Hope you can help!!

Alwaysconfused!! said:

RAC came out again and tested the power from the battery to the alternator and said there was none.

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why did they do that? and how?
Do you have a batt warning light on the dash?

No battery light - no lights at all! They used amp meter I think! Put one part on battery then other on alternator

well the main wire goes from the battery to the alternator so I do not know how

Alwaysconfused!! said:

No battery light - no lights at all! They used amp meter I think! Put one part on battery then other on alternator

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that would have achieved nothing.
try earthing the small wire at the alternator end and see of the batt light comes on.

teddywood1 said:

well the main wire goes from the battery to the alternator so I do not know how

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The wire was connected

Alwaysconfused!! said:

The wire was connected

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which is why doing the test they did was worthless!

Do you think it's a faulty alternator then?

Alwaysconfused!! said:

Do you think it's a faulty alternator then?

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no idea - cant tell from your description. try checking the exciter circuit as already mentioned.

Ok thanks. Have no idea now! Being really thick! I could only see a little connector box going into alternator! S

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Alwaysconfused!! said:

Do you think it's a faulty alternator then?

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The Mad Hat Man said:

pictures of alternator connectors reqd

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Can't you remember what they look like ?

Thanks for that. New member and female trying to fix something but just wanted a bit of advice

Dippypud said:

Can't you remember what they look like ?

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not on her car.

Alwaysconfused!! said:

Thanks for that. New member and female trying to fix something but just wanted a bit of advice

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Old member and female trying to glean some info ...

Alwaysconfused!! said:

Thanks for that. New member and female trying to fix something but just wanted a bit of advice

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thats no excuse. Why dont you speak to the peeps that fitted the alt and batt?

The Mad Hat Man said:

not on her car.

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