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Alternator Light stays on

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Hi

I drive a 2005 3.0 d4d and had a problem with the battery, was old over five years, recharged the battery and no luck, the alternator light came on, so replaced the battery, the light was still on and then died permanently. Checked if the alternator was charging on luck, replaced the regulator alternator light came on and refuses to go of please help do i need to replace the alternator.
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It's either your charge indicator wire not connected to the alternator or your diode pack in the alternator has gone.
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it is not charging checked it out, i will look at the diode pack, do you know if they sell this as a replacement
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I found a replacement for my one at a Battery Center but that said I have an older van
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Also think it's the diode pack. Try Diesel electric.
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I had a similar problem with my older d4d (2006 2,5 ) and found the problem with the wiring loom which runs across the bottom front of the engine.The wires had got brittle with age and one of the wires broke off.I simply soldered a small piece of wire to join the brocken wire so not to have any strain on the joint.My electrical fault was on the passenger side of the loom under the engine front.
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Hi
Thanks for the advice cheched all out, problem was still there managed to get another alternator original changed it today and fault was gone so i ahd a bad alternator.
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