Member Since: 27 Nov 2013
Location: Leicestershire
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Broken down and need towing!! What tow points do I have???
Hi everyone, today has been a glorious start to the day. Left for work and my battery light was illuminated. A mile down the road my dash lights started to disco party, then bump! Off turned everything, even thd engine! I am now stranded and need towing. Whilst I wait for my brother to turn up and help, I can't find a front towing hitch point?! Please don't tell me they designed this car without one?!
I have no recovery cover so feeling pretty screwed right now Pete
27th Jan 2015 9:35 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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Front recovery hoop is under the plastic cover, below and rear of the front bumper. 20p coin is best to remove it. But be aware it's recommended that it gets flatbed recovered, ISTR it can do damage to the gearbox or transfer box. But I may be wrong, it has been known.
27th Jan 2015 9:37 am
Peteski1
Member Since: 27 Nov 2013
Location: Leicestershire
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I'm presuming this is the cause of the blasted alternator!! What a bummer as the symptom only started this morning Pete
27th Jan 2015 9:38 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Helps if you fill in your vehicle spec, we have no idea what cat you are talking about.
If the alternator light was on when you headed out then you now know how far you get. And if it is the alternator it could well have taken the battery with it.
PS here's a pic showing where the recovery point is. Happy days playing in the sand.
27th Jan 2015 9:39 am
Rescue01
Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Aberdeen
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Eh i wasn't stuck there just temporarily lost forward motion Its not the height of the fall but the sudden stop at the bottom that hurts!!
27th Jan 2015 10:00 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Thought that was the case.
Couldn't remember if that was you or bobbycrispbox as he had a habit of getting very stuck very often.
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27th Jan 2015 10:03 am
Peteski1
Member Since: 27 Nov 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 32
It's a 2005 tdv6 manual.
My battery light remained on after turning the car on and running it. I thought I'll nip into my local specialist at lunchtime, but no further than a mile from home all the lights on the dash started flashings and bleeping. Next thing I pulled over and as I did the engine cut out. Fortunately, the parking break is not stuck on, and being a manual I'm sure towing a mile back home should be fine?! The battery is only a year old if that...but had no other symptoms in between?! No lights were left on, nothing really!
I suppose it's all in the fun of owning one of these..
Thanks for your help so far chaps Pete
Recommend you disconnect the battery too when my alternator went it took the battery with it and the battery started to smoke.Goodyear Duratracs
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27th Jan 2015 10:19 am
Peteski1
Member Since: 27 Nov 2013
Location: Leicestershire
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I've just got back home with it
I'll do some checks on the battery and see what's happened.. If it's ok and just needs a charge, surely I should be ok with enough juice to get it to the garage if it's the alternator?
How easy/difficult is it to replace?Pete
27th Jan 2015 10:29 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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You just learned the hard way that they don't travel very far when the alternator dies and you want to try it again, now with a potentially knackered battery?
27th Jan 2015 10:30 am
Disco dazboy
Member Since: 02 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
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D3 x2 now gone
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27th Jan 2015 10:42 am
Scarab
Member Since: 11 Jun 2011
Location: Hastings
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Are you in the RAC or something?
Get it recovered to a garage and let them sort it. You don't want to do any more damage or risk stalling it on a junction etc.
27th Jan 2015 10:47 am
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
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DSL wrote:
Helps if you fill in your vehicle spec, we have no idea what cat you are talking about.
Cats have alternators? 2014 D4 XS
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27th Jan 2015 10:58 am
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Just get an alternator and fit it.
Takes about 30 minutes Bodsys Brake Bible
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