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Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel 2007 - Alternator replacement - Fixed #

Posted by Keith Brown on November 23, 2010, 5:14 pm

Year of Manufacture *: 2007
( Optional ) Engine Code or CC: v8 diesel

Have this in today, non charging, would of liked to get to rear of alternator to check output however cant even see the back of it!, looks like complete nightmare, maybe even eng out! autodata says 2.2hrs, don't think so, anyone actually done one some advice would be apprieciated

Thanks keith

Re: r/rover vogue L322 alternator

Posted by Andrew West User icon on November 24, 2010, 7:58 am, in reply to "r/rover vogue L322 alternator"
Andrew West

Hello Keith,
The alternator is water cooled & you can't get to the back of it. It's not too bad to change, just need to remove viscous fan, radiator cowling etc. It is bolted in from the front & sealed using an "o" ring, so you'll need to give it a wiggle/lever. Genuine unit is approx £700.
Regards, Andrew

Re: r/rover vogue L322 alternator

Posted by Pete Greenow on November 24, 2010, 7:52 pm, in reply to "Re: r/rover vogue L322 alternator"
Message modified by board administrator November 25, 2010, 11:53 am

Hi

Its as Andrew says, it is coolant cooled & this model uses special coolant PDA500300. Also be aware that all faults should be cleared from engine ecu before starting engine, after alternator replaced,
We would charge 3 - 3.5 hours

Regards Pete

Re: Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel 2007 - Alternator replacement #

Posted by Steve Norman User icon on November 29, 2010, 6:53 am, in reply to "Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel 2007 - Alternator replacement #"
Steve Norman - Administrator

The Alternator on the TDV8 isn't water cooled, I changed one on Saturday. Not a nice job, throw away the 2 hrs book time. you have to take so much off, coolant drain, top hoses, intercooler hoses, top fan shroud, fan, belt, lower covers, coolant pipes in front of it, turbo plastic pipe (which has a habit of breaking)in front of it, then remove the starter cable, then pull alternator forward to just get in to release cables in situ, accessible by unbolting & removing the expansion bottle. You can't get to test them at all as they are blocked by a big steel mounting bracket.
If it's the first one you have done, allow the morning!!

HTH
Regards
Steve

Regards
Steve

Fixed #

Posted by Keith Brown on November 30, 2010, 1:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Range Rover Vogue V8 Diesel 2007 - Alternator replacement #"
Message modified by board administrator November 30, 2010, 1:44 pm

spot on Steve, exactly as you described, complete b,stard, not happy about the way the dealer smugly quoted 1.9hrs, suppose its ok if you charge £120 per hour, took as you said about 4.5hrs, but the tech that fitted it may run a mile for the next one!thanks for the replies, indecently but petrol V8 has water cooled system.

Keith

Re: Fixed #

Posted by Andrew West User icon on November 30, 2010, 8:50 pm, in reply to "Fixed #"
Andrew West

Hello Keith,
Sorry, I didn't see that it was a TDv8,neither did Pete I assume. Probably my fault for not reading the posts' title, (or was the modification of the post to say it was diesel).
Any way glad you fixed it,
regards, Andrew

Re: Fixed #

Posted by pete greenow User icon on November 30, 2010, 9:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Fixed #"
Peter Greenow

Hi All

As Andrew says hands up I didn't see the diesel bit , apologies if this caused a problem. Good job Steve's eye sight is better than mine !!

Regards Pete

Re: Fixed #

Posted by Keith Brown on December 1, 2010, 10:15 am, in reply to "Re: Fixed #"
Message modified by board administrator December 1, 2010, 11:28 am

no probs,will

send a bag of carrots each!

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