What happens when oil drips on alternator?
Most vehicle alternators are air cooled and if the parts are coated with something like oil the cooling will be affected and that can cause overheating and failure. Oil on the drive belt can cause slippage and that will also badly affect the charging rate of the alternator.
Why is the oil leaking from my alternator?
The oil that leaked onto the alternator was the cause for the failure, so the oil leak was to blame. Fix the oil leak properly and maintain a good oil change schedule and the issue shouldn’t happen again for a long time. Make sure that you have the oil leak, alternator,…
Can a gasket leak cause an alternator to die?
I learned on the internet that this problem has been experienced by others of my make/model. I read that an oil gasket leak drips oil on the alternator which produced loss of electrical power and causes the engine to die. My dealer concluded that the oil had leaked from the gasket and had destroyed the alternator.
Is it safe to clean an oil soaked alternator?
Make sure you get all the soap out of it, shouldn’t damage anything, but better to be safe. If the oil is baked on, then you can try more aggressive degreasers, but this should remove the still wet oil that you want gone.
What was the cause of the Hyundai alternator failure?
The oil that leaked onto the alternator was the cause for the failure, so the oil leak was to blame. Fix the oil leak properly and maintain a good oil change schedule and the issue shouldn’t happen again for a long time.
The oil that leaked onto the alternator was the cause for the failure, so the oil leak was to blame. Fix the oil leak properly and maintain a good oil change schedule and the issue shouldn’t happen again for a long time. Make sure that you have the oil leak, alternator,…
I learned on the internet that this problem has been experienced by others of my make/model. I read that an oil gasket leak drips oil on the alternator which produced loss of electrical power and causes the engine to die. My dealer concluded that the oil had leaked from the gasket and had destroyed the alternator.
The oil that leaked onto the alternator was the cause for the failure, so the oil leak was to blame. Fix the oil leak properly and maintain a good oil change schedule and the issue shouldn’t happen again for a long time.
Make sure you get all the soap out of it, shouldn’t damage anything, but better to be safe. If the oil is baked on, then you can try more aggressive degreasers, but this should remove the still wet oil that you want gone.