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Replace thoughts sounds like the regulator

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I used to be an auto electrician many years ago changing the rectifier( diod pack) is a very easy job once the alternator is of should take 10mins to change my thoughts sounds like the regulator.
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Replace thoughts sounds like the regulator

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I used to be an auto electrician many years ago changing the rectifier( diod pack) is a very easy job once the alternator is of should take 10mins to change my thoughts sounds like the regulator.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

had the car for just over a month - 2002 996 46k and noticed that when driving to work today the voltage guage (which has previously been steady) was bouncing slitghtly, and also lights where slightly flickering..... thoughts please

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Sounds like the alternator is on the way out. Usual suspect is the diode pack (under £20). Buy a replacement and fit it yourself otherwuse a replacement alternator is around £800 or a refurbed unit a few hundred

POST 3Original post

You can get a Bosch recon unit from Europarts for around £300 - getting at it to replace it is tricky though I have heard. There's a You Tube video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyfhgBs84C4 Good luck!

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I used to be an auto electrician many years ago changing the rectifier( diod pack) is a very easy job once the alternator is of should take 10mins to change my thoughts sounds like the regulator. Good luck

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