It is a frustrating scenario: a vehicle returns to the workshop only days after an alternator replacement, still suffering from a charging system fault. The assumption can be immediate – the replacement unit must be defective – but, in practice, this outcome is usually more complex and points to issues elsewhere in the vehicle’s electrical ...

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When a vehicle loses power, smokes, whines, triggers a warning light or is put into limp home mode, the turbo is often the first suspect, believes Carwood. The component, however, is usually not to be blame – it is probably an issue that is either imitating a turbo failure or the root cause of one ...

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