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    Hi

    whilst driving last night, for some reason my battery light came on, then whenever i accelorated all the warning lights started flashing and at times even turned all the electrics off

    my speedo etc all stopped working too...

    i parked the car up and now this morning the battery is completely flat

    before last night, ive had no probs with the car or any signs of a problem.

    Any one know what could have happened or likely costs to get this sorted

    the car is 98 VECTRA ARCTIC 16V AUTO

    thanx in advance

    Leon

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    It sounds like the alternator has gone kerput.Also i think your in the wrong forum as this is for the vectra 'c' where as yours is a vectra 'b'.(older shape).

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    Don't be like that videodoctor the lad's only asking bless him. When we've got him up and running then's the time to tell him to shove off onto his own car site Ha! Ha!

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    Sorry I'm not mechanically minded mate.
    Quite a few people on here have still got Veccy B's mate I'm sure at least one of them will be along to help you out with some info.
    Bump for u.

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    could be alternator as your speedo is electri not cable i think,on my calibra when alternator went if i turned lights off i has power turned lights on now power,would be worth waiting for a few posts though mate as there is a lot of knoledge on this forum

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    I recently changed an alternator for a Vec B 'P' reg 1.8 petrol.. Cost me £20 from the breakers and changed it in just under 2hrs.... It does sound like the alternator to me... But get your local garage to check it first, probably charge you about 1.5hrs labour plus £60-80 if you go for a recon alternator

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    As said above....

    The easiest way to check for alternator is with a battery charge tester. Or decent multi meter.

    With the conections on both terminals of the battery it should show say 14v to 16v with engine running if alternator is ok.

    If alternator is not pushing a charge into the battery it will show 12v or slightly less.

    hth's Jon ex Vectra B owner

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