Thread: Nissan Patrol not generating

So went to start up the old Patrol and had a veritable christmas tree greet me. You can see the engine is running, but battery voltage is 11.8v (fricken cold at the mo) and usually the only dash light I would expect to see lit up is the hand brake one.

What do the experts think? Failed alternator.....or mice

we have lots of mice. I keep bait in all the trucks. Little bastards get into everything.

Climate change.

Is your vehicle triple-vaxed as a minimum?

Bulbs in the dash playing up. Just remove the annoying things

shoulda bought a land rover

Then nothing would work

I was just contributing to the useful advice already given

With the engine running put a voltmeter on the battery terminals. If the alternator is good, you should have voltage of somewhere between 13 - 14.5 volts.

Originally Posted by Brad S

shoulda bought a land rover

Already have one of those: leaf suspension, armstrong steering, duals an a 6.5 gmc diesel powered Landy. Not much stops it......

Originally Posted by Ducksnchips

With the engine running put a voltmeter on the battery terminals. If the alternator is good, you should have voltage of somewhere between 13 - 14.5 volts.

Yeah, 11.8 volts. Just bled the diesel filter, light still doesn't go out. Overdrive orange light has gone out cause it was already on So just left with battery and A/T overtemp.

Brushes sticking in the alternator due to mud or moisture? Give it a few (gentle) taps to try free them.
Otherwise, Volt reg on the fritz or worn brushes

That sounds like the alternator or wiring from the alternator are bad. A 12 volt battery is flat at 11.8 volts.

before anything else check battery terminals for corrosion and get the battery load tested.

Faulty alternator dying when the dash lights start dancing,speedo and rev counter fade away.

Use a bigger generator.