JToh Posted September 21, 2005 Report Posted September 21, 2005 :blink: Had the galaxy from new since 2003 and been having problems with the "Alternator Workshop" warning light which often comes on during morning starts (ie, cold starts), flashing and beeping together with the battery warning a few times and then disappearing after a mile or so driving. No problem after restarting the car for the rest of the day. Been to local dealer in South London a number of times and they found nothing amiss. The problem stopped for a while when I took it to another dealer who changed the code and all seemed well until this week when the sodding thing returned. Took the car in again and the dealer said he has ordered a new module to be fitted in a week and it is the electrics rather than anything wrong with the connections, alternator etc... I know that there was a thread on this some while ago but anybody gone through this problem and how was is resolved? Cheers! Quote
johnb80 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Posted September 21, 2005 My mates galaxy did this and it turned out to be the fanbelt! The logic behind it was that cold start the alternator has more resistance to turning because it has to charge the battery. The fan belt is damp and slips quite easily. The rest of the day is fine because the battery has been charged and due to the heat in the engine bay all the pulleys etc are dry. I beleive that the message comes up because the ECU knows the engine is running but can't see an ouput from the alternator. Regards - John Quote
JToh Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Posted September 21, 2005 :blink: Cheers John I'll point this out to the mechanic when the new module arrives.....sounds like it may not need the replacement if it is the fambelt! Thanks for the advice! Quote
JToh Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Posted October 26, 2005 :( The new module arrived a couple of weeks ago and just took my car in yesterday for it to be fitted to see whether we could eliminate the "Alternator Workshop" beeping problem on cold starts. I have had this problem since I had the Galaxy from new. Guess what! It's nothing to do with the module! There has been a recall on certain galaxy models where the fanbelt must be "re-routed" (not sure what this means) yet there was no letter from my supplying dealer or from Ford. So the usual farce by Ford!! This is info for those who may have this problem and not aware of the recall! Not sure whether this re-routing of the fanbelt will cure the problem permanently. Bristol Street Birmingham (supplying dealer) has told my local dealer (Browne's of London) that so far, none of the galaxys they modified have been back to their workshop. Fingers crossed then! Quote
Masked Marauder Posted October 26, 2005 Report Posted October 26, 2005 :( The new module arrived a couple of weeks ago and just took my car in yesterday for it to be fitted to see whether we could eliminate the "Alternator Workshop" beeping problem on cold starts. I have had this problem since I had the Galaxy from new. Guess what! It's nothing to do with the module! There has been a recall on certain galaxy models where the fanbelt must be "re-routed" (not sure what this means) yet there was no letter from my supplying dealer or from Ford. So the usual farce by Ford!! This is info for those who may have this problem and not aware of the recall! Not sure whether this re-routing of the fanbelt will cure the problem permanently. Bristol Street Birmingham (supplying dealer) has told my local dealer (Browne's of London) that so far, none of the galaxys they modified have been back to their workshop. Fingers crossed then! If it is not safety critical then it is not a recall, only an advisory. That is why you only find out when it goes wrong! Quote
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