warrior22
Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: All over the soddin' place!
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Hi all,
wondered if anyone had had the same experience or could shed some light on this.
The story basically was last year in Cobham in Surrey when all the flooding was about. Cobham was pretty much under water. A friend was having a birthday on the Friday evening so I went and was greeted by areas ranging from a foot to over a meter in depth, especially up the high street. Thought, no problem, this is why I've always had Landy's. Did a fair bit of ferrying around that night, not least going to pick up the curry and beers! Water was lapping around the air intake a few times but all ok. Then a week later I was up in Leicestershire; same issue - lots of flooding and a fair bit of deep wading.
Two weeks later I'm on my way to Slovakia for a wedding via Luxembourg to pick a friend up. Got as far as Mons when red battery light comes on. Oh  , methinks. Think, could be alternator is working but just not charging battery, therefore don't turn off engine. Or could be alternator's knackered and only have charge in battery left. Land Rover Assist can't get to me for a few hours and will only tow me to local Dealer who will 'look at zit in ze mourning'! Not good enough and ain't gonna sit around till then and miss my mates wedding. So plough on through the ' rain to Lux using as little electrics as possible. Two hours later, warp core ejected, Zero power, we're going' down! All systems start shutting down. There's more bings and bongs going off than on an underground tannoy system in London! Beginning to get a bit concerned now, but being the stubborn git that I am, think 'Just take it easy, it's a diesel so it'll still keep going - and only 60 miles to go in this horrific weather with about four electrons floating around in my battery to keep my side lights on!'
Anyway, the long and short of it is that I did crawl into Luxembourg to my mate's place, just. Landrover Assist did sort out a recovery vehicle and took it to a dealer in Trier, Germany, just across the border (only because my mate told me the one in Lux is !) They also, and this is the best bit, organise that very evening, a replacement vehicle for us to continue our trip to Slovakia that next morning - a FIAT SCUDO!! Class!! Did you know, they do nigh on 115mph flat out! Quite impressive for a pope-mobile! We got to Slovakia that evening, got blasted in a castle, had a great wedding weekend, zoomed back to luxembourg, picked up the Landy, all fixed - new alternator and battery, and still got home for tea and cakes Monday afternoon!
So, after all that, the question is, does anyone think it had something to do with the wading?
  [/b] Don't be paranoid.........'They' don't like it!!!!!!!
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SKP
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Melbourne
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| 18th Apr 2008 5:50 am |
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Slimer
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If it was to do with the wading I'd guess it was because the alternator had a fault anyway and maybe water got into places it shouldn't normally  The End
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| 18th Apr 2008 9:10 am |
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ianv
Member Since: 20 Dec 2007
Location: Bungendore, New South Wales
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I think it is a possibility, you mentioned water close to the air intake level. that is a bit above, the max wading depth, which I am sure is set conservatively. if you travelled at that depth at low speed for w while it's possible some water got into the alternator and shorted it.
Best not to worry about it now as the great warranty god has come to visit.
TDV6
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| 18th Apr 2008 9:28 am |
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warrior22
Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: All over the soddin' place!
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Thanks guys. No problems since. Just wondered if it had happened to anyone else. Don't be paranoid.........'They' don't like it!!!!!!!
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| 20th Apr 2008 9:20 pm |
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jimbo81
Member Since: 16 Mar 2008
Location: 1st in the PNC 2013
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I have had my alternator go, just for no reson.. on the way to work one morning and the battery light just came on. luckly have LR dealer close to work so drove straight in, they had a look and said it was the alt gone pop, fitted new one - no problems since. strange.. so may be nothing to do with the wading at all.. who knows.
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| 27th Apr 2008 9:31 pm |
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warrior22
Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: All over the soddin' place!
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Jimbo81,
strange one mate. If yours went pop with no wading it makes me wonder WTF it actually is. I think it's a Bosch alternator, might be wrong, in fact I probably am. As you say though, no problems since. They must have been fitted on the Friday afternoon preceeding a bank holiday! Don't be paranoid.........'They' don't like it!!!!!!!
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Previously: Other Land Rovers
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