2009 - Grande Punto 1.4 8v
I'm aware there are several other threads on this issue but I can't find a definitive answer to the problem.
The alternator had seized so I replaced it with one from a local scrapyard. The alternator was exactly the same as the original. From this point the car starts OK but the battery light stays on and no power steering. Switch off and restart and everything is as it should be. This happens 100% of the time.
We lived with this situation for a few weeks but want to sell the car in the near future so need to fix.
My assumption was that the regulator in the alternator purchased from the scrappy was faulty so replaced it with a brand new Denso unit from Europart but with exactly the same results.
I know the battery to be good and I have completed the battery earth check recommended elsewhere on this forum.
Why does the battery light only go out and power steering work on the second start, everytime?
I asked an auto electrician to look at it but he said he wasn't interested.
Any suggestions where I go from here?
Thanks in advance.
I'm aware there are several other threads on this issue but I can't find a definitive answer to the problem.
The alternator had seized so I replaced it with one from a local scrapyard. The alternator was exactly the same as the original. From this point the car starts OK but the battery light stays on and no power steering. Switch off and restart and everything is as it should be. This happens 100% of the time.
We lived with this situation for a few weeks but want to sell the car in the near future so need to fix.
My assumption was that the regulator in the alternator purchased from the scrappy was faulty so replaced it with a brand new Denso unit from Europart but with exactly the same results.
I know the battery to be good and I have completed the battery earth check recommended elsewhere on this forum.
Why does the battery light only go out and power steering work on the second start, everytime?
I asked an auto electrician to look at it but he said he wasn't interested.
Any suggestions where I go from here?
Thanks in advance.