Totally agree.
Technical Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge alternator
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Technical Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge alternator
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
He appears to need training!
I just wanted to add my tuppence worth regarding the above. As we all know, any less that 12.2V is potentially a flat battery, so if it's reading 2.6V its seriously discharged. if you connect it to a fully charged battery, the charge from the good battery will flow into the bad battery with a potential around ~10V limited only by the internal resistance of the bad battery. Apart from the possiblity of making the jump leads glow like an electric lamp (if they're the cheap ones), will flatten the good battery very quickly.
Just saying....
Did you get your new alternator?
Yes, the 120a one. When you cross referenced the part number, it was coming out at a much greater price. So the battery and alternator cost £180. I wonder how much the local garage (0.5 miles) might charge to fit the alternator(they are far more expensive than the garage I use on the other end of Swansea).
By now you know how difficult it is to do, but armed with that knowledge, why don't you do it yourself?
A lounge should have aircon, so the alternator is below the pump. A little awkward to get at, and has to be removed downwards, past the drive shaft. Fiat recommend moving the drive shaft, by releasing the bottom ball joint. So a bit of grovelling underneath, with the car on stands.
As you say, Oh deary me! So far I've never had to do one on a 169, although the old Mk1 Panda had to have one, but it didn't have air con and was easy. I do believe you have to remove the driveshaft because it can't come out the top, but I think once the bottom ball joint is released the whole hub can be moved outwards far enough to allow withdrawal of the inner joint from the box? Might need the track rod end disconnected too? Of course there's going to be a lot of gearbox oil you'll need to catch and then refill later and I don't like reusing oil in case it's picked up contamination from the casing. Maybe you could though if you pull the drain plug and let it drain into a clean container.
I never removed anything to get mine out, except for a few minor bits and pieces, bit of guarding, and pipe clamps. The hard bit, is getting to the top fixing bolt.
Is yours the 1.2 lounge ?
Ah, no. Twinair.
Thanks for that ray of hope.
You know what they say! Live in hope!
- Work in oily grazed knuckled frustration!
I also find it difficult to focus as the tears well up.You know what they say! Live in hope!
cost of parts these days im not surprised!
Most likely. But all you can really be sure of is that the battery is not being charged and there are other possibilities like a simple break in a wire?
You can remove/move the ac pump as long as you don't touch the pipes to give you more wiggle room, a helper/friend would be really helpful
