Ok so as you all know I have had issues with a flickering battery light.

Today it stopped! I was quite happy with that.

On the way home from work it tried to stall and the battery light began a faint glow...
You guessed it stereo went. Turned everything off and managed to get home. Parked it turned it off tried to turn it on nothing
the stream of obscenities that have come out of my mouth today was unbelievable.

Now weird thing is if I leave it for 5 minutes it will reluctantly start
Won't go very far and I can't use electrics but the bugger does start (magic charging)

Is this signs of a duff battery perhaps or have I managed to get hold of a second duff alternator.
After this is sorted I'm seriously gonna get rid of this car. I've had enough now. I've fixed so much and it keeps popping up with new issues. Pile of crap.

Waiting on KF homestart now hopefully they can diagnose the issue at least.
My dad is also bringing a battery charger and stand alone jump starter up for use with getting me to work tomorrow. I shall then be staying at my parents and using the train until its at least reliable again.

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

battery it sounds like u know when u start it goes it take a bit to start

if so sounds like the battery my moms was doing it yesterday changed the battery and (grap wood fast) it works
see if there is still water in the battery if thats does than that may be why it is loosing its charge but if you have a volt tester and see what the battery is making off then put it on and see wht it is them with lights on to see if the alternator hope this help rob

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check the alternator wiring

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Alternator worked completley fine on my old si never failed to start.

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This definitely is a battery or wiring issue. I'd start tracing everything, because if it's not the battery the problem could be on ANY contact, or even broken in the wire itself. I've also heard of wires getting too close to fans/starters/hot bits and having problems. Does the wiring have the triangle setup on the battery positive, starter motor terminal and the alternator?

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Sorry for the lateness of my reply.

KF homestart did come out and they checked it. The alternator has given up
The wiring seems to be ok as its all intact and the point I di take apart and clean up when I checked at an earlier date (the blue wire that goes alternator > starter motor > battery)

Managed to jump it with the stand alone jumper I have and get it to my parents with my dad driving behind me just incase. It dropped revs about 6 times but didn't stall until I parked outside. By then the battery had completly knackered itself and was all but useless.
Battery off. Alternator off.
Phoned up a few places today and ordered a new alternator (recon + 1 year garentee £73 with old one in p/x) and a new battery for £40.
Mother is picking the bits up for me tomorrow as they had to be ordered in and I'm at work for majority of the day. Shall fit them tomorrow night
If it dies on me after all thats done then I'll have to take all the wiring off completly and have at it.

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

bearings had gone in both alternators. Thats what the squealing noise was coming from. New alternator cleared that up.
Light still on...

...but found a burnt wire cleared up the burnt bit reconnected and insulted it properly and light has gone

also new battery as the one in the car was too big and actually belonged in a vauxhall. It cost me a little but for peace of mind its worth it

edit to add: light comes on with ignition as it should do then goes off after its fired up before anyone asks that

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it

glad its sorted, Sorry my alternator didn't completley do the job then, I never had any problems with it, but obviously there are things on the inside we don't all see.
You keeping the car?

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yeah dont worry about it. Saved me about 60 off the new one so got my money bacl on it

im giving the car a month and if something else goes on it im gonna get rid as ive replaced so much on it now that it should be good.

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1 way to sum up the 197 is like sex, you build upto the best bit and when it eventually happens it only last a few seconds but you always want to do it again!
Poor Orange Si is hurt. Started first time after sitting for 3 weeks and with virtually no petrol in it