when the car is started i expect all the dash light to be gone out but it stays half lit up what can i do to stop this or is this just a comon fault and dos not do any harm. :headvswal

sounds like a charging fault to me! check that your battery is getting charged by you alternator with a digi multimeter across the terminals

been running mine daily like that. It's a 2nd hand altenator and was a basrstool to fit. I dismantled the old altenator to find the bushes worn out - but instead of a £22 fix it transpires that the rectifier in the altenator is shot - so it's £123 for a replacement altenator. When the altenator packed-up there were no warning light - so in the first instance I suspected the battery.

 

Talking to the auto electrician, the flickering red light is a definate sign that the bushes are on their last legs.

 

Here's the maths:

 

new bushes about £25 - you need to supply the altenator - allow a few hours to remove it and replace it - and maybe the rectifier will go as well.

 

2nd hand altenator - £40 - you still need the hours and you've postage / collection too - and you've no guarantee it's ok.

 

Replacement unit - to all intents etc, it's brand new - £123 and you've still the replacement time.

 

Good luck - spend your £123.

thanks mates il have to look in to gettin a new altenator then dam thing