Phiz
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So after a decent length drive today my alternator was a bit noisy. Nothing too obvious but a frequent squeaky whine. The sound seemed to be from the alternator itself not the belt.
I did remove the belt and refit when I did the timing belt/water pump, unfortunately as I never really drove the car prior to the work I cannot confirm if it already made the noise, could it be caused by the belt being too tight? The car has been sat for a long time, if this is the bearings could grease potentially solve the issue or am I clutching at straws?
Assuming this is not going to go away (and realistically get worse) what are my options from here. Given my intended use of the car I cannot have a potential reliability issue so will need to solve it.
-Can new bearings be fitted to these relatively easily or is this a difficult job (to source and fit)?
-Are refurbished units available at a reasonable price or should I be bracing myself?
-Cameron (onemanmade) has kindly pointed me in the direction of this, refurbished, which would be great but I'm not 100% it'll fit my Panda?? Mine is a 1000cc SPI 93 with CAT (I think?) and having searched online by my reg seems to come up as 65amp. Though the pulley is right for my car.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/382055683422
Any advice from the Panda pro's out there appreciated, has anyone on here refurbed a Panda alternator, or does anyone have one right for my car on a shelf they may want to exchange for a selection of royal portraits?
Cheers again
I did remove the belt and refit when I did the timing belt/water pump, unfortunately as I never really drove the car prior to the work I cannot confirm if it already made the noise, could it be caused by the belt being too tight? The car has been sat for a long time, if this is the bearings could grease potentially solve the issue or am I clutching at straws?
Assuming this is not going to go away (and realistically get worse) what are my options from here. Given my intended use of the car I cannot have a potential reliability issue so will need to solve it.
-Can new bearings be fitted to these relatively easily or is this a difficult job (to source and fit)?
-Are refurbished units available at a reasonable price or should I be bracing myself?
-Cameron (onemanmade) has kindly pointed me in the direction of this, refurbished, which would be great but I'm not 100% it'll fit my Panda?? Mine is a 1000cc SPI 93 with CAT (I think?) and having searched online by my reg seems to come up as 65amp. Though the pulley is right for my car.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/382055683422
Any advice from the Panda pro's out there appreciated, has anyone on here refurbed a Panda alternator, or does anyone have one right for my car on a shelf they may want to exchange for a selection of royal portraits?
Cheers again
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