ha, ha, fixed finally. it was the alternator after all, the bloke who first looked stiched me up. its cost £160 for an alternator and labour, everything working fine now
but argonaught, i wasnt sure what the fault code was, i was advised it wasnt the alternator, do you think getting the wrong advice really helps me to fix the problem? you suggested a code reader, i got one, tell me what advice i have ignored?