Wont start

[iNath]

Hi I have just got back from a 2 week holiday, went to use the car (2000 furio) and it started fine but the battery light was flickering and there was a ticking from the left side of the dash, I drove it for 10 mins, pulled onto my drive and the dash lights went an the steering went very heavy.

After this it wouldn't start up, I just used jump leads off my dads van, starts staright away doing so but it will cut out after roughly 5 mins.

I have checked connections on the battery and I think the alternators connections are fine.

Advice please

[Claireeyy]

think you alternator is broken

[iNath]

any reason you think that?

[woody813]

yep mate, check the alernator... is it earthed and the belt pulling ok when the engine is on??? ... not tooo expensive top replace though... :)

[woody813]

because the car takes life out of the battery by having electrics on i.e dash lights... the alernator replaces that charge to the battery to keep a cycle of the battery being charged....

[saxova]

My alternator bearings collapsed on me the other day, should of heard the screech from the belt at 60 lol.

Are all the alternators the same size? i.e a 1.1 alternator fitting a vtr?

[woody813]

Check here:

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Citroen_Saxo_1.6_1998/p/Car-Parts/Electrical-and-Lighting/Electrical/Alternators

[saxova]

prices are steep there o.O saw a alternator on here, used for 1k miles, £60 posted. :)