Hi all,

Went to start me 1.2 Punto and all I got was a cloud of smoke from the alternator belt burning.

The alternator had ceased up!!

and not for the first time....

It was changed when I first brought the car 5 years ago. It ceased again two years ago and replaced and now it has gone again.

Each time its been replaced with new parts,

so I was wondering wtf was happening...over tight belt....cheap replacement parts


thanks


charlie

Hi Charlie

Has it had the modified drain fitted..?

So the alternator does get drowned by rainwater..

Thread on here lists the part number of the cranked drain hose

Charlie

As far as I know a modified drain is not fitted...

What am I looking for ??

thanks


Charlie

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is this the puppy ??

Quite probably..

https://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punto/337783-modified-scuttle-drain.html?337783=#post3360376


Worth giving your alternator a good soak around the bearings..

Could help keep it going

thanks for that

and and one last question....

which alternator ??

branded or off the shelf ???


big thanks


charlie

lipstickred said:

thanks for that

and and one last question....

which alternator ??

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Your one.. thats on the car

Give it a good soak in Plusgas.. or even the £1 tins from Wilkinson


https://www.fiatforum.com/panda/484797-removing-alternator-1-2-69hp.html?484797=#post4573149

Have a read here Link. The unmodified scuttle drain drops water straight onto the alternator rusting the bearings and freezing the alternator up in very cold weather

If it helps, the part number of the modified drain scuttle I bought was 51810013. I got it from AlfaWorkshop (GP uses same part as Mito) but looks like they are OOS at the moment: https://www.alfaworkshop.co.uk/parts/MiTo_Alternator.shtml

Here's a picture of the old (short) one vs the new longer one


As you can see it's nothing special really. I read a couple of posts in the past from people who just modified the old one themselves by glueing in a piece of longer hose themselves



Some background info and pictures in the attached PDF too

Hi, would this modified hose fit a 2014 Panda? I'm having alternator trouble specifically after heavy rain even when I avoid the bigger puddles!

Tara80 said:

Hi, would this modified hose fit a 2014 Panda? I'm having alternator trouble specifically after heavy rain even when I avoid the bigger puddles!

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Hi

The 'duckbills' are pretty basic..

So for the cost involved.. why not give it a try

Maybe compare the traditional ones panda to punto..

Part numbers are to be found here :

https://www.fiatdalys.lt/en/catalog/step1/F

Tara80 said:

Hi, would this modified hose fit a 2014 Panda? I'm having alternator trouble specifically after heavy rain even when I avoid the bigger puddles!

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Could try extending the original using some large heat shrink tubing.

Thanks very much guys, I'll try the hose before getting a new alternator, it's worth a try for the small cost for sure!

Which panda engine have you got Tara?

I dont think its a very common failing..

But worth a try for a tenner..

Once you have the code you can google to find local stockists

Do let us know what you find