Vauxhall Combo Van - Alternator Issue?

carol1963_2

Morning All, I have yet another issue with the van. Husband driving up to the village, battery light (only the battery light, nothing else), came on, car died and when Gary tried to kick it back in again it was just click, click, clicking.


Could it be an alternator or something more serious.


Thank you all. Carol

carol1963_2

I don't suppose I could actually be lucky could I and it just be a belt?

Ganga

Well if you lift the bonnet and look?

BeenThroughItAll

If it was aux belt it's likely the van would lose power assistance for the steering as well, but if just the battery light has come on and the vehicle has then discharged its battery to a point it won't start with no other effects, I'd anticipate the alternator to be the fault.

carol1963_2

Thank you for the good advice.


Ganga, Thank you for your advice too! Really helpful, not.


You obviously know your way around an engine, I don't.

m_c

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

If it was aux belt it's likely the van would lose power assistance for the steering as well, but if just the battery light has come on and the vehicle has then discharged its battery to a point it won't start with no other effects, I'd anticipate the alternator to be the fault.

If it's a ~2001 on combo, it's got electric power steering, which gets disabled as soon as a charging fault is detected, so it doesn't really help you diagnose what the fault is.

BeenThroughItAll

m_c wrote: »

If it's a ~2001 on combo, it's got electric power steering, which gets disabled as soon as a charging fault is detected, so it doesn't really help you diagnose what the fault is.

Never mind then. You're probably right, I have never willingly worked on a Vauxhall of any flavour so wouldn't know.