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With the alternator and transmission? No. With dealer servicing? YES!
FYI, my battery has been in my 2010 VX since new and it's still doing the job (though a year ago Kmart told me i needed a new one). Just about to do the 140k service, so we'll see what they say. Good luck.
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No good! sounds like typical dealership behaviour.
What I'm curious to know...is do you have an alternator booster installed, dual batteries? Any clue as to why it failed?Comment
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No modifications, factory service schedule at genuine dealers onlyComment
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my alternator also failed at approx 90,000 kms, not happy but hey what can you do heh....$700 later had new alternator..2010 Blue Storm GXL Deisel Auto, HR towbar, uniden UHF, 270/65/17 BFG A/T, Delux ARB bullbar (FITTED), IPF Xtreme Spotties, Safari Snorkel (to come) Sungrabba mats (awesome)Comment
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Hello all,
How does the alternator fail? What are the symptoms?
I had a starter motor fail in my LR discovery at 120,000km some years ago and was quoted "about $800' to fix. I pulled it out and replaced the moving contacts in the solenoid for a total cost of "about $25". It was still working fine when I dumped it ( traded on a 150 Prado ) at 190,000 km. I do not trust any of the trade professionals these days.
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I'm in the process of fixing what looks like a failed alternator..... Failed on the way home from the cape. Its amazing how much current the d4d engines draw when purely relying on battery power alone.[I]cheers..... Rob (macca)[/I]
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I'm sure those fuel pumps chew through some current!2010 150 Glacier White GXL D4D AutoComment
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Went and visited the local toyota dealer..... he made a few calls and it looks like I have to deal directly with toyota australia as they can't help me as they didn't do the work. It also appears the alternator's Clutch pulley failed and not the actual alternator itself.... Will have to wait and see how things go....
rob[I]cheers..... Rob (macca)[/I]
[I][B][COLOR=DarkRed]Car-4: 1996 Defender Tdi [/COLOR][/B][/I]
[I][B][COLOR=Blue]Car-3: 1996 Discovery Tdi Auto[/COLOR][/B][/I]
[B][I][COLOR=Green]Car-2: 1993 Suzuki Vitara 4Dr (modified for Playing) [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]Now Retired[/COLOR][COLOR=Green][/COLOR][/I][/B]
[B][I][COLOR=DarkOrchid]Car-1: 2010 Toyota Prado 150's (Missus Car/current touring vehicle)[/COLOR][/I][/B]Comment
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Yeah... there's definitely something that chews a lot of power.... We didn't have the radio or A/C and anything that drew power other than the engine running and we still only got about 2hrs out of the battery b4 we needed to swap it..... this resulted in 3 swaps per day to cover the distance we travelled.....Originally posted by Riv39 View Post[I]cheers..... Rob (macca)[/I]
[I][B][COLOR=DarkRed]Car-4: 1996 Defender Tdi [/COLOR][/B][/I]
[I][B][COLOR=Blue]Car-3: 1996 Discovery Tdi Auto[/COLOR][/B][/I]
[B][I][COLOR=Green]Car-2: 1993 Suzuki Vitara 4Dr (modified for Playing) [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]Now Retired[/COLOR][COLOR=Green][/COLOR][/I][/B]
[B][I][COLOR=DarkOrchid]Car-1: 2010 Toyota Prado 150's (Missus Car/current touring vehicle)[/COLOR][/I][/B]Comment
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