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paul_foreman

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32 posts

248 months

Sunday 24th December 2006
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Quick question

My mates 911 has been parked up for a couple of weeks, he took it out this arvo 10 minutes after seeing him drive off i get a phone call. hes parked up in a layby with a dead car. he was driving alone and the alternator alarm came up on the dash, then abs alarm came up and then a host of other alarms, is this just the battery dead or does it sound a bit more serious. He did try turning it over but nothing.

its a 2002 996

Edited by paul_foreman on Sunday 24th December 13:57

BliarOut

72,863 posts

269 months

Sunday 24th December 2006
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Sounds like the alternators gone and he's used up whatever goodness was left in the battery. Jump starting won't help as there's nothing to provide the sparks.

In the absence of any other advice tow it home, charge the battery and get it running. Charging light will probably stay on and the voltmeter will head south.

What is the reading on the voltmeter at the mo?

paul_foreman

Original Poster:

32 posts

248 months

Sunday 24th December 2006
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reading zero now, he said it was reading above twelve then it just sank to zero.

looks like the alternator. Cheers

radron

237 posts

291 months

Sunday 24th December 2006
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Glad to hear it was non fatal!