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I was surprised today that when I turned to full lock the battery warning light came on! I did it either lock too.

I suspected loose alternator belt, but it seemed ok, the alternator is only a month old too!

A quick diagnostic when at full lock of revving engine did not change the light.

How wierd is that? :blink:

(1989 Defender, Tdi conversion)

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Cheers Western, but no to both!

Everything else is otherwise fine! And I'm not drunk either! Definate battery warning light at the end of each full lock. Move off full lock and it goes out.

Maybe that things will slowly get worse over this week and it may be the alternator is duff?

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checked BOTH drivebelts are tight? i had this ages ago on my disco Tdi. yes the alternator belt was tight, but the fan belt was loose & as on the disco lump (dunno defenders) the steering pump is driven by the fan belt & then drives the alternator belt it caused the light to go on.

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Cheers Western, but no to both!

Everything else is otherwise fine! And I'm not drunk either! Definate battery warning light at the end of each full lock. Move off full lock and it goes out.

Maybe that things will slowly get worse over this week and it may be the alternator is duff?

Check the alternator/power steering pump mounting to engine block bolts, sounds as though the mounting is moving when the pump is working hard & could be twisting the mount & affecting the Alt's wiring/output.

can't think of anything else.

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checked BOTH drivebelts are tight? i had this ages ago on my disco Tdi. yes the alternator belt was tight, but the fan belt was loose & as on the disco lump (dunno defenders) the steering pump is driven by the fan belt & then drives the alternator belt it caused the light to go on.

Defender 200Tdi has a seperate belt for the power steering pump, Alt belt also drives the fan/water pump.

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ah ha! You could have something there! :)

NB: is a disco 200Tdi under the bonnet (oops wrong forum?) Both belts I did not check, but now its too dark, I'm in my lounge pants and have bottle of wine to demolish! B)

I will update you with those two suggestions, thanks guys!!!

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ah ha! You could have something there! :)

NB: is a disco 200Tdi under the bonnet (oops wrong forum?) Both belts I did not check, but now its too dark, I'm in my lounge pants and have bottle of wine to demolish! B)

I will update you with those two suggestions, thanks guys!!!

OOps wrong forum --- I'll let you off, probably get more answers here :i-m_so_happy:

Lounge pants ------ OOOOOOOOO get you, :hysterical:

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I'm back with my 'muti-room pants' [which has now a copyright] and the cause of the battery warning light and PAS is indeed a slack belt! :P

Much like my pants! :D B)

Great reply :hysterical: & a result too :i-m_so_happy:

so are we going to see these 'multi room pants' on sale via the forum with discount for members :P

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