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Yep, I'd say alternator is dead and you have steadily flattened the battery while driving. Use multimeter to check battery voltage. Probably low, if you can get the car started, use the multimeter to then check the voltage of the battery while the car is running. Should be in the high 13v range, if ...

Pharb wrote:Quite often found that when the alternator brushes are nearly worn out they intermitantly lose contact and create all sorts of dashboard warning light problems.

Peter H
NJ 2.8tdi

Cheers, I'll check them this afternoon.


Anyone know the japanese for "alternator brush"

And, by the way, welcome to OL. :armsup: cheers! Yeah, been mulling this one over with a scotch. Best way, methinks. CD player is stock. There's an old radar detector though, that's the only electronic add on. If it was a recent add, I'd suspect it, but it's been in there since I bought the truck ...

Hi all, been lurking a while - and of course the first post comes as a cry for help... K. Here's the deal. 94 pajero, 2.8 TDI. Long drive in the mountains today, but nothing too extreme, no strange weather, nothing too out of the ordinary. Got to town, shut it off for 1/2 hour or so. Got back in ...