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General => The garage => Topic started by: turbo on 01 April 2004, 20:24

Title: alternator problem sorted!!!!!!!
Post by: turbo on 01 April 2004, 20:24

i recently posted that the battery light was coming on at resv over 5000 well i read in the book that it is worn brushes so i took it out and the things were very worn........

got a new regulator and brushes for about ?8.90p

and fitted them only took 10 seconds may be a little longer few mins! ;D

and all is well........ ;D well worth replacing them if there worn!!!!!!!

Title: Re:alternator problem sorted!!!!!!!
Post by: modulater on 04 April 2004, 01:13

Thats good going.

I bet a garage would have stuck a new alternator on it.

Title: Re:alternator problem sorted!!!!!!!
Post by: turbo on 04 April 2004, 18:43

ah! its been ok since i did it!

i have found a pic on the net of the regulator and brushes!!!! ;D

see how them brushes are long (i dont know how old that is) well mine were half of that........
(http://www.detomaso.nu/~thomast/alternator/reg1.jpeg)

Title: Re:alternator problem sorted!!!!!!!
Post by: rubjonny on 05 April 2004, 09:57

Nice, pic saved in my 'usefull stuff to remember' folder :)

Title: Re:alternator problem sorted!!!!!!!
Post by: G60NUT on 15 April 2004, 18:47

Hi Turbo
I wish that I found that problem first off. The little B%GG?r cost me a G60 ECU a battery and almost a new battery. O yeh it sent acid steam in to the engine bay. Was'nt chuffed when 250 odd  squid could have been averted with a ?10 regulator.
Anyone reading this, the first signs of regulator trouble are brighter headlights and lower fuel economy and a steamy hot battery.

Benj :-[        

Title: Re:alternator problem sorted!!!!!!!
Post by: vwsystems on 17 April 2004, 01:25

i first noticed it by the battery light somming on at high rpm!

P.S
AKA TURBO ABOVE THATS ME. WHEN MY ACCOUNT WAS DELETED THIS IS WHAT I WAS CALLED......

Title: Re:alternator problem sorted!!!!!!!
Post by: vwsystems on 17 April 2004, 01:28

did the acid do much paint damage! sounds painful to the wallet....... sulfuric acids eats metal......

there also a microbe which makes sulfuric acid!!

Title: Re:alternator problem sorted!!!!!!!
Post by: G60NUT on 21 April 2004, 22:14

Hi VWSystems

Yeah it made a bit of a mess of the engine bay on the near side.Luckily the external paintwork is ok, and the battery tray had just been waxoyled Phew !. But things like circlips, nuts washers got the worst symptoms of corrosion. Paint on the starter motor has been acid etched too !!.

Ya live n learn

Desulfovibrio bacteria

Title: Re:alternator problem sorted!!!!!!!
Post by: vwsystems on 22 April 2004, 02:16

viruses are more deadly than bacteria!
take aid's virus its been round for over 25 years and we still havent got a cure!!!!!??? 25 years is a long time.................it came from chimps and chimps are just carriers of it they dont get infected!