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It's properly broken now..........
Been having some 'issues' with the EAS recently, the amber warning light & bong, and FL10 popped - but since replacing FL10, and checking the main feed wiring between the engine bay and the compressor everything seemed to have been ok - although occasionally we got the 'vehicle raising slowly' message when going from normal to offroad height just after starting the engine (which I assume points to the compressor not being able to keep up with the demand for air?), I also checked all the EAS pipework I could get to for leaks.......none found
This morning SWMBO calls me to say that she'd got a selection of dash lights & messages - parking brake failure and some others, but the car seemed to be driving ok........until 5 mins later when it all stopped - no lights, no hazards, no nothing !
Presumably the alternator has gone, and it's probably cooked the (nearly new) Exide Premium as well
My question is this (thinking I'm peeing into the wind though) - could a failing alternator be the reason why the EAS was playing up, or am I just into the season of bad luck ?
Thanks,Jim
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More likely that the increased power demand from the EAS plus the extra demand of winter driving pushed a tired alternator over the edge.
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Ah, thought that could be the case.............so that's tonights little job sorted then
Just trying to convince the 'recovery' man over the phone that a jump start won't fix it.......and that it needs ride on a FBT !Jim
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