Hi,
got a JDM MY2000 RSK b4 that stranded us the other night. Roadside AA callout found no juice from the alternator, so the battery had been drained. Diag was confirmed by an auto sparkie at the local garage. Topping it didn't help :) They managed to jump it with just enough juice to run to a lockup before it quit.
The neat thing(tm) is that the alternator was replaced with a new one about 5k/7mths ago. At the time, the rectifier had gone and the regulator was on the way out (or vice versa) - hence the complete change.
Alternator failure 7mths ago was noticed immediately by the battery icon appearing on in the dash. Yesterdays photon death was preceded by a check engine light for about
5mins, then progressive failures (ABS et al. - figured it out quick from the mechanics warning from the previous occasion).But when the car was trucked to the regular mechanics for a warranty look-see, they found there was juice from the alternator (though I don't know if it's enough) - they're still looking at it.
So - do you think it's just one of those things, or is it likely that there's something else that could be contributing? The car has done nearly 100k -/ 100k service already done, no probs reported.
TIA.