White Smoke & Smell From Engine Bay Engine Not Starting

[Ska]

Hello Everyone,

1998 2.3 16v DOHC Ghia X manual with A/C

Not posted here much as I've not had many problems with the Galaxy. But now I've had what looks like a catastrophic failure. I was driving along when the engine started to stutter; the engine then dies. I restart the engine then it dies again, did this three times. Eventually pulled into a petrol station thinking it was running out of petrol filled her up with

[marcostig]

qute easy to change.but have you looked at the fuse box next to battery?? loads of probs from there crimp ends burn out, need new ones and a fuse box ive had to change mine i would check if its that ..

[Ska]

qute easy to change.but have you looked at the fuse box next to battery?? loads of probs from there crimp ends burn out, need new ones and a fuse box ive had to change mine i would check if its that ..

 

Hi thanks for the reply. All the smoke was comming from the lhs of the engine bay; I took the Aux belt apart & found the alternator has siezed; the belt has chunks missing and were deposited in the shroud at the bottom. All other pulleys are free except of course the crank pulley so that may explain why it was cutting out as well is had no supply of electricity!

There's a few alternators on ebay will go for one of those.

Out of interest there is a 30amp fuse (lhs one), in that fuse box you speak of above the battery which has blown any idea what thats for?

Thanks