Hello,
today I noticed a leak in the cooling system from the hose that goes from the radiator to the lower part of the engine. The leak got bigger on my drive home ~5min and soaked completely the oil sender wiring+ alternator + engine wiring harness. All the lights on the dashboard came on couple of times indicating a short, but only sporadically. I made it home without overheating the engine, but now the battery is dead. I will replace the hose tomorrow.
- Is it possible that I fried the alternator? If this is the case how complicated is the repair?
- Is this why the battery is dead or the battery leaked to ground through a shorted wire during the short?
- How can I diagnose the electrical problem without causing any further damage? I have access to a multimeter.
Anybody has any experience with this?
Also it seems strange that the engineers put a water hose (that should not leak, but it might) right on the top of such an important electric component without any shield to protect the latter.
Thanks,
Marco.