Rover 75 diesel battery drain,ticking from alternator??

Rover 75 diesel battery drain,ticking from alternator??

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rumpelstiltskin

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2,805 posts

266 months

Tuesday 26th November 2013
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Ok,had this problem for ages.Tried something i seen online to get to the bottom of my battery drain.ie disconnecting negative lead and connecting test lamp in series(test lamp lights if there's a drain,which it does!),then pulling all fuses to see which circuit is the problem!No fuse i pulled knocked out the light so.
Every night for months i've been disconnecting battery at night,this has been fine.As soon as i connect battery up there is a light buzzing noise?I traced this to the alternator!,plus there's also a ticking coming from it??I had to put three alternators on this car last year to knock out the battery light coming on on the dash,(usually means alt. is on the way out),two new alternators didn't stop battery light coming on,third one from scrapyard did!but there is still buzzing/ticking and battery draining?Anyone any ideas?

sjc

14,308 posts

277 months

Wednesday 27th November 2013
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www.the75andztclub.co.uk for your answer !

rumpelstiltskin

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2,805 posts

266 months

Wednesday 27th November 2013
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Been there done that!smile

morgrp

4,128 posts

205 months

Sunday 1st December 2013
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Checked all the earths?