Paddywack41
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Alternator
I have a 2006 1.9 Croma. No real issues until this weekend when the alternator went on it.
As it happens once the alternator went the AVS and ABS and more importantly the Power Steering lights came on which meant that she was a bugger to steer. Not wanting to drive with no power steering I turned her into the nearest garage which happens to be a Hyundai dealership.
Thankfully they service other makes and were happy to do the work for me. The car is out of warranty to so no loss there. The problem is that they are having problems sourcing an alternator from anywhere other than the main fiat dealer who are looking for £200. I would have thought that if the Croma is based on the Vectra that there should be some standard part that I could get for her without having to spend £200. Has anyone any ideas?
Also the fiat dealer is playing a bit of a silly game in that it wont tell the hyundai dealership if there is any special tools needed for the job or the length of time to allocate to it. So again anyone with any experience in this field it would be a great help.
I have a 2006 1.9 Croma. No real issues until this weekend when the alternator went on it.
As it happens once the alternator went the AVS and ABS and more importantly the Power Steering lights came on which meant that she was a bugger to steer. Not wanting to drive with no power steering I turned her into the nearest garage which happens to be a Hyundai dealership.
Thankfully they service other makes and were happy to do the work for me. The car is out of warranty to so no loss there. The problem is that they are having problems sourcing an alternator from anywhere other than the main fiat dealer who are looking for £200. I would have thought that if the Croma is based on the Vectra that there should be some standard part that I could get for her without having to spend £200. Has anyone any ideas?
Also the fiat dealer is playing a bit of a silly game in that it wont tell the hyundai dealership if there is any special tools needed for the job or the length of time to allocate to it. So again anyone with any experience in this field it would be a great help.