28-06-2012, 10:51 PM
Cheers guys for your input so far, small update:
RAC man finally arrived and concluded that the alternator wasn't charging. We fired the old girl up using his truck as a donor, and he gave the alternator some pretty hard knocks with his hammer (must be a fellow 306 owner!), but it didn't seem to change much, his voltmeter was still reading ~11.5v across the terminals.
We charged the battery for 20 mins or so and I've just driven it home.
On the way back, the red battery light went away. Previously it had been on CONSTANTLY for 2-3 days. My car does have a habit of fixing itself, but it's unlikely.
Any thoughts on this?
Btw, I am now in the market for an alternator!!
RAC man finally arrived and concluded that the alternator wasn't charging. We fired the old girl up using his truck as a donor, and he gave the alternator some pretty hard knocks with his hammer (must be a fellow 306 owner!), but it didn't seem to change much, his voltmeter was still reading ~11.5v across the terminals.
We charged the battery for 20 mins or so and I've just driven it home.
On the way back, the red battery light went away. Previously it had been on CONSTANTLY for 2-3 days. My car does have a habit of fixing itself, but it's unlikely.
Any thoughts on this?
Btw, I am now in the market for an alternator!!
Captain Standard