Lights flickering

[greggyboy]

Hi all. Have searched the forum for the answer could not really find one. Mk 2 Golf 1.6. - At idle the lights flicker a little and the battery light comes on very faintly and then goes again but the slight flickering continues. Both headlights and interior lights flicker.

Any ideas

Thanks

Greg.

[oakgreengolf]

Battery/ alternator??

[greggyboy]

i brought the car last weekend, battery looks quite new, no idea about the alternator, whats the best way of checking them. I know i can check the voltage on the battery, how about the alternator?

[Jay]

overtightened/Loose belt, Voltage regulator...  my battery light flickers when idling after a drive, it gets worse when I turn the lights & radio off, I've been told it's the voltage reg.

[Wayne]

Alternator not charging.

[rubjonny]

I've seen this when the alternator bush pack isnt making good contact, if you look on the back of the alt you'll see its held on with 2 screws. pop this off and clean up all the contact surfaces.  If you look in the hole where it came out there are 2 metal prongs, you want the area they touch on the bush pack to be nice & clean. Also make sure the bushes have some meat left on them and are about the same length.