Hi everyone.

I have a 53 plate 2.5 TD5 ES that I'm having a problem with right this minute.....

I've had this problem before when I forded the water crossing at Tissington in Derbyshire. Yesterday I drover through a puddle no more than 16 -18" deep and it's done it again....

After the water yesterday I did a few miles and went home and back out etc and it was fine, but unbeknown to me wasn't charging. I then came out of a shop and the battery was completely flat.

Phoned a friend and it jump started immediately. Drover about 3 miles home, covered the alternator and everything else in WD40 and left it running on the drive for nearly 2 hours, . Turned it off and tried to start it, dead, nothing.

Phoned a friend, again. Started off jump leads straight away. Checked all fuses and generally messed about for a half hour or so. Eventually a flicker of charge on the multimeter. Bonnet down and took it out for about 10 miles or so. Turned the engine on and off several times with no problem. later last night I went out and put about another 20 miles on it just to help this morning.

Started first turn of the key this morning. drove about 10 miles to my local clay pigeon shoot and did a round of clays. came back to car - dead battery? needed a jump start again. Car is currently sat on drive ticking over and only show 11.75 volts on the multimeter so that's just the battery. I know from last time that when it's charging it pushes out over 14 Volts.

There's obviously water ingress somewhere (??? I think) but should it really happen in such shallow water or could there be something else going on.

HELP.....

Thanks.

Geoff. (going back outside with the WD40)

I used to have the same Problem.

No warning light but no sufficent charging!

There was a loose connection on the Alternator. fixed it but the voltage regulator was dead about 3 months later.