Felicia Alternator

[flatfourburble]

as above how hard is it to replace for a numpty like me?

FiFi broke down on saturday whilst my mum was borrowing it, battery was dead, cause alternator has gone. Needless to say she wasn't happy!

Anyway I've been qouted

[Tech1e]

Piece of cake, 20 min job for an amateur at the most.

[Tom_vRS]

Piece of cake, 20 min job for an amateur at the most.

I agree - assuming its essentially the same as the Favorit. If I can do it, anyone can.

Surely Halfrauds do a part-ex for around

[flatfourburble]

Piece of cake, 20 min job for an amateur at the most.

cheers Ross, I will get the part and do it myself!

Tom, I never thought of halfords I'll give them a go!

[DGW]

Mike, buy yourself a Haynes Manual. It covers alternator removal and refitting, along with how to tension the auxiliary drivebelt correctly. You are looking for 10 - 15 mm deflection for correct tension.

[flatfourburble]

cheers denis, I will have to get one or see if my local library has one.

Just got back from halfords they would like

[DGW]

Have you checked the price with a Skoda dealer?

[Tech1e]

PM me the car details Mike, might be able to help you out

[lottie]

i'm sure you're going the sensible route here that these folk are suggesting, i just thought i'd chip in that my felicia alternator refurb from my local garage came to a bit under £130 including labour (and a handbrake reset) so i'd tell halfords to go swivel!

good luck!

[flatfourburble]

lottie, I've been qouted the same for mine to be refurbed, but the AA guy said that it need a new one due to half of it has gone, gone where I've know idea!

[JBS Auto Design]

Butts Of Bawtry?

Any good?

Sarah

[flatfourburble]

tried them still works out just over

[JBS Auto Design]

No

Dont do it!!!

Have you tried a company called S4 near Barnsley?

Dont have their number but they deal with second hand Skoda parts.

Sarah

[flatfourburble]

nope I haven't I'll do a google for them cheers sarah!

[skoda_dragon]

If thats S4 is still too expensive, try Sutton Autospares in the midlands. I hear they offer good prices. my dads cost around £50 with exchange of the old one (that was for a rover) but im sure they wont be that much more for a felicia. never had to change the one on my felicia so i dont know exactly how much they are

[ian barnes]

hi have you cheaked the voltage regulater on the side it is a more coman than the altimater

and much cheaper to fix if you get a work shop manual it will show you how to cange it the part is onley

[daverapid]

hi have you cheaked the voltage regulater on the side it is a more coman than the altimater

and much cheaper to fix if you get a work shop manual it will show you how to cange it the part is onley

[temps]

;)He's probably sorted it out by now...it was 3 years ago! Good advise though.

It was a good heads up for me, with the same problem today. Thanks Ianbarnes, still need help to diagnose my problem, (please look at my thread on this matter).