So I was driving to work this morning, and my cars engine starts to clunk. When the revs go up and clunking sound speeds up with it and gets louder.
I go to pull in and check it out but the engine cuts out and some warning lights come on. (check engine and some others)
Check under the hood and there is a small amount of smoke coming from around where the alternator is.
Engine wont turn over, just hear the click (that I think is from relays).
I have heard a similar clunking noise from the car previously but only when cold and at high revs.
Car is 92 Toyota Corona that I'm not overly fussed about.
If it is just an alternator then it's probably worth repairing, but more significant trouble then I will scrap it.
The reason I'm not too sure if it was the alternator is that the car died so soon after I heard the noise, and I thought that a car would keep running with a busted alternator until the battery went flat.
Thoughts
I go to pull in and check it out but the engine cuts out and some warning lights come on. (check engine and some others)
Check under the hood and there is a small amount of smoke coming from around where the alternator is.
Engine wont turn over, just hear the click (that I think is from relays).
I have heard a similar clunking noise from the car previously but only when cold and at high revs.
Car is 92 Toyota Corona that I'm not overly fussed about.
If it is just an alternator then it's probably worth repairing, but more significant trouble then I will scrap it.
The reason I'm not too sure if it was the alternator is that the car died so soon after I heard the noise, and I thought that a car would keep running with a busted alternator until the battery went flat.
Thoughts