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VZ rough idle/hot relays/alt overcharging/indicator stays on

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Auto electrician did what you described & no probs found.
Being in tas means good mechanics who do "foreigners" at reasonable prices can't be found easily so it's getting expensive just to diagnose the issue in the hope that it turns out to be something other than chains - which would sadly end in driving the car to total death & then binning it.
 

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Over voltage is usually over 15.5v, yes the VZ is the last of the regulator in the alternator commodores. Pretty easy to diagnose with a really cheap amp clamp and a basic multimeter. It's not just voltage that is put out by the alternator but amps as well. So you need as an average, less than 15.5v going back into the battery, as well as around 2 amps more than going out of your battery, ie if the draw out of the battery is 68 amps, the the alternator should be putting in around 70 amps. The contacts inside the relays get burned over time and create higher resistance and hence get hotter, replace them if they are really bad. Remember a relay is basically just a type of switch, nothing complicated to them, but they do go bad. If your battery is bad, your alternator can appear faulty. Try a new or known good battery in the car and see how you go. If you have the sticky indicator, just google it and you will come up with the fix, it's just a relay in the BCM that needs replacing.
 
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Over voltage is usually over 15.5v, yes the VZ is the last of the regulator in the alternator commodores. Pretty easy to diagnose with a really cheap amp clamp and a basic multimeter. It's not just voltage that is put out by the alternator but amps as well. So you need as an average, less than 15.5v going back into the battery, as well as around 2 amps more than going out of your battery, ie if the draw out of the battery is 68 amps, the the alternator should be putting in around 70 amps. The contacts inside the relays get burned over time and create higher resistance and hence get hotter, replace them if they are really bad. Remember a relay is basically just a type of switch, nothing complicated to them, but they do go bad. If your battery is bad, your alternator can appear faulty. Try a new or known good battery in the car and see how you go. If you have the sticky indicator, just google it and you will come up with the fix, it's just a relay in the BCM that needs replacing.
Misfire. no codes came down to replace all coils & idle fixed.
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Misfire and or injector code after fitting coil



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