2001 HDI
Occasionally not all the time when I come to a halt at a junction for instance the tick over sounds a bit erratic, the rev counter holds steady but a very slight judder can be felt in the car and at night the headlights flicker a little bit.
It doesnt happen every time and sometimes it is worse than others, when driving the car pulls well and doesnt falter.
Any ideas?
erratic tick over
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Re: erratic tick over
Could be the alternator cutting in and out which would alter the load on the engine. Connect a meter across the battery when its doing it and check the voltage, it should read a steady 14.4 volts or thereabout with the engine running. If not check that the belt isn't slipping. Could be the alternator brushes or regulator faulty.
Peter
Peter
Re: erratic tick over
thanks Peter Ill check that