big wheel Posted March 30, 2009 Report Posted March 30, 2009 The fun all started at 1am, I had just finished work and ready to go home. I tuned the key and the ABS light came on, but the car started, (Galaxy 1.9 Tdi Ghia auto. 05 plate) I put it in gear and it just about moved, felt like it was towing a 5 ton trailer. It moved about 10 feet and stopped dead and would not restart, the battery was dead. My friend gave me a jump start and we left it charging from his car for a while. As soon as my friend left, I thought I would run it for a while to charge the battery. That's when it all started to go wrong, first thing was, it would not select drive, it was stuck in park and would not move. Then all the lights started to flash on and off, including the lights on the inside of the doors, then they all went off.As a last resort I had to ring the AA, who said they would be 50 minutes, great service. 45 mins later they arrived and was told the battery was dead and the alternator was kaput. I was going to say to him, tow me to the Ford dealers a mile away and I will leave it there for them to fix in the morning. THANK GOD I NEVER. Instead I said, charge it up with your van, enough to drive it home and I'll sort it out tomorrow. In the morning I rang Frauds for a price for an alternator, wait for this... Quote
smokie Posted March 30, 2009 Report Posted March 30, 2009 hi i would really like to know where he put the inline fuse and what size of fuse it was, don't want this to happen to me.Thanks Quote
big wheel Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Posted March 30, 2009 Hi Smokie,Sorry mate but it's lashing down with rain outside, so I'm not going outside in that. If you open the fuse box, you will see five inline thick metal fuses. What he has done is remove the top one, the one direct from the alternator, that blow up, and fitted a small fuse box next to it. It's exactly the same size and fuse, but it's well away from the rest. If you look on the Vospa website under recalls, you will also see an artical on loose fuel pipes and a small mention on the Alternator main cable that shorts out. Now there's a nice mixture, leaking fuel and a nice big spark, what more do you want to cheer your day. I've had this from new and nobody has sent me a letter to inform me I'm sitting on a fire hazard. Well done Fords. Quote
smokie Posted March 30, 2009 Report Posted March 30, 2009 Thanks for the info,will do some more digging. nice to know i am stting in a potenial fireball :) :31: Quote
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