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Help, 98 2.5 Disco alternator problem?

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T i m:
Hi Mud Clubbers ;-)

My first post here so go easy on me!

A couple of weekends ago my BIL took us round the off road course in Abingdon, including the mud / water splash at the end (great day, good fun).

A couple of weeks later it would appear that the thing is showing an ignition light (or equiv, I've got this third hand) and he wondered if it could be the alternator .. could it's little swim (or subsequent cleaning) have drowned it?

Assuming it is the alternator would a reasonable wrench (me) be able to change it for him (no tricky traps or cam belt involvement type things?).

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. Neil thinks washing it in clean water might help?

pritch:
Same thing happened to me, but a quick bit of cleaning under the bonnet sorted it out.  Think I had crud on the fan belt.

Wanderer:
It may just be mud. I often get the light coming on for a few seconds after a dousing. Never changed one on a 98 but there'll be someone along soon that will have.

Ed

T i m:
Thanks guys .. so might just need a good cleanout?

90 k miles .. would it be the orig one?

All the best ..

T i m

hobbit:
As mentioned check fan belt too might be a bit slack

If the ignition light is a dull glow type, try cleaning the spade/ or block connections down,

bit of muck can cause this on a bad contact, at worst by the sound of it would be to remove and have a look for mud etc inside

A spray with WD40 would do it no harm either, not while running though

kev

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