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  1. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Has anyone experienced water from puddles causing battery light to come on. I think if you splash it hits the alternator which is low down the engine and maybe causes the belt to slip. If so, does anyone have a solution?
  2. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hi All first time post so forgive me if ive missed a thread on this subject My wife's Astra started having battery warning lights then eventually died on her, thankfully at home. It showed battery saver mode and service battery system or something like that, so i swapped for a fully charged one...
  3. Vauxhall Vans, Minibuses & Campervans Area
    Hi. I have a 2013 Vivaro and after a hose leak, the "Battery Low" light came on and the alternator is no longer providing power. The van is going to have the hose replaced imminently but i am trying to see how close to the alternator (not easily accessible) I can find the charge light wire and...
  4. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hello I went to replace the battery on my 2008 Combo 1.3cdti. Unfortunately, I connected the terminals the wrong way round because the negative was a red cable. I've since checked the voltage while the van is running and it was reading 12v suggesting the alternator isn't on. Is there a inline...
  5. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hi guys, Was wondering if someone could help me figure out whats going on. My car runs fine since bought a few months ago always has about 77k miles on it. The other day it randomly died when parked for a few hours, worked fine that morning. Then jump started the car and its been working fine...
  6. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hi everyone, I'm new to these forums and would really appreciate some advice to hopefully solve a problem with my car. I've been getting an array of error codes which differ but always settle back to code 68. The dashboard illuminates several lights when this happens relating to power...
  7. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Meriva '13 plate 1.4 Petrol - had car since 2020, number of issues - coil/plugs changed, thermostat changed (so it has slightly overheated a couple of times) prior to latest issue which is hard to diagnose. Car is serviced once a year (by kwik-fit mostly) as last service there were no issues, I...
  8. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Greetings Opel/Vauxhall owners around the world from Hungary! I have a little mystery to solve here for you... :D I have a 2010 Opel Zafira B Z19DT... I love it with all of it's faults, but.... First, I went for a pack of cigarettes, and after an aprox. 2 km drive I heard a loud noise...
  9. Vauxhall Vans, Minibuses & Campervans Area
    Hiya, does anyone know if my 2009 Vauxhall Vivaro (59 plate) has a smart alternator please?
  10. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hi All I have been having an intermittent cutting out of my engine whilst driving, no check engine lights, all power is lost and the engine will NOT fire up again immediately. On one or two occasions this has happened and the car has restarted after a few minutes. I have had it in the garage and...
  11. Car Audio / Electrical / Security / Diagnostic Rel
    Hi, I am at the end of my tether with this problem, I don't have much knowledge on mechanical or electrical side of cars and cannot find anyone online who has had a similiar problem to mine. I've been driving my 2015 Astra for a year now and about 9 months ago radio started randomly flicking...
  12. Car Audio / Electrical / Security / Diagnostic Rel
    Hi guys, apologies if this has been covered before but i couldn't find anything that matched the exact issues i'm having, please be aware it is a long post! So, this problem stems back to early in the year when the car battery would be dead in a morning requiring a jump start. this went from...
  13. Car Audio / Electrical / Security / Diagnostic Rel
    Hi All, I’m hoping someone may be able to help. I have a 64 plate 2.0 diesel eco flex insignia which has an intermittent power steering fault. The problem generally only appears when either the air temperature is high or the engine is up to temperature, cold start for the most part is fine...
  14. Car Audio / Electrical / Security / Diagnostic Rel
    Hi guys, Unfortunately my alternator on my 2007 Zafira 1.8 petrol has died. Luckily I have an BMW Amg batttery fitted so I was able to get home safely without issue. I've had a good look through the forums and on youtube and I can't seem to find and guides to help me change the alternator? They...
  15. Car Audio / Electrical / Security / Diagnostic Rel
    Hi Everyone! First of all thanks in advance for your time looking at this post. I have been "shadow" user for some time now, reading all about the faults and quirks of my Astra H. It has been very informative! But the time has come when I cannot solve the problems I have and I am not sure if...
  16. Car Audio / Electrical / Security / Diagnostic Rel
    Hi Looking for some guidance please My Astra (2003 1.7 CDTI) is currently displaying the low battery light when the car starts and is running. However, as soon as you get to about 1750 rpm the light goes out. Have used a multimeter across that battery and here are the results:- Everything off...
  17. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Doing the alternator on a 1.3CDTi 58 plate tomorrow. I read in workshop manuals site after fitment to "program volatile memory". Can someone confirm this and help with what I need to do. Thanks
  18. Large Vauxhalls
    Good evening guys, After putting up with the crickets and birds chirping away under my bonnet for a few months I’ve finally decided to get the Insignia in and replace the aux belt and tensioner. My question is does anyone know the correct alternator pulley for my motor as there is still a...
  19. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    I did a pedal test earlier and the fault code P0560 shows up, I have just replaced my alternator a week ago so it must be something to do with that, it was a new one so I thought it would be fine but since fitting it I've noticed a slight dip in performance (the reason for doing the pedal...
  20. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Good morning all (Vehicle: 1.7CDTi 2011 Astra J excite) As the title says really... my car failed to start several times and RAC came with their battery test and it failed. Had my battery changed (about a month ago) and since then, the car always started. However, the battery light kept coming...
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