Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
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Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
Hi guys new to tdi's.
I need advice regarding the alternator service message on the dash. Now the car does not start in the mornings. Does this mean that the battery is dead or the alternator needs a refurb?
Please help
Cheers
I need advice regarding the alternator service message on the dash. Now the car does not start in the mornings. Does this mean that the battery is dead or the alternator needs a refurb?
Please help
Cheers
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Re: Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
Alternator service message?
What is it saying?
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What is it saying?
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Re: Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
Most likely that alt is not charging battery, hence the no start. Not sure if they are serviceable, maybe brushes?
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Re: Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
Take and post a pic up.
Maybe the regulator needs to be replaced.
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Maybe the regulator needs to be replaced.
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Re: Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
Any idea what the regulator cost?
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Re: Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
For a genuine one anything between R300-450.whitey wrote:Any idea what the regulator cost?
I am guessing your car has a Boasch alternator, but I am not sure if it's a 90/12 amp unit.
If you have a multimeter, while the car is idling test charging.
If not then pop past midas/ Autozone or a battery center shop for a free testing in your battery and alternator.
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THANAS wrote:Mix them together to create Shellstrol, and then mix that with Winstrol to create the ultimate, maximum performance oil for your engine.
panic-mechanic wrote:When I build engines and do stuff like this I do it when there is nobody else around, No distractions, No phone nothing so that you don't forget what you should be doing. It's the little things that make them run right. Anybody can slap a basic bottom end together. that is the easy bit. It's all the little things that makes these builds a success or not.
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Re: Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
Thanks for the advice. That will help. Cheers
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Re: Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
I speak under correction, but I seem to remember having read that the Mk4 doesn't have a normal stand-alone regulator in the alternator. Rather, the ECU monitors and regulates the voltage?
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1983 VW Golf GTS, type 17, FR (1992-2005) --- most fun car I've ever had
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Re: Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
Has a stand-alone regulator. GW has stock
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Re: Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
Good to know. (Because mine is becoming ever slower to react to voltage spikes, e.g. indicator or switching headlights on or off.)
Thanks!
Thanks!
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2004 VW Golf TDI, type 1J, AHF, 317k (2016-current) --- daily
1990 VW Fox, type 16, HM, 304k (2005-current) --- spare runaround
Previous:
1992 Audi 500 SE, type C4, AAR (2001-2020) --- nice while it lasted
1983 VW Golf GTS, type 17, FR (1992-2005) --- most fun car I've ever had
1978 Audi 100 GLS 5E, type 43, WC (1991-92) --- died in the side of a Rekord who cut me off
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2004 VW Golf TDI, type 1J, AHF, 317k (2016-current) --- daily
1990 VW Fox, type 16, HM, 304k (2005-current) --- spare runaround
Previous:
1992 Audi 500 SE, type C4, AAR (2001-2020) --- nice while it lasted
1983 VW Golf GTS, type 17, FR (1992-2005) --- most fun car I've ever had
1978 Audi 100 GLS 5E, type 43, WC (1991-92) --- died in the side of a Rekord who cut me off
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Re: Alternator service required mk4 1.9.tdi Jetta advice!!
Hi Guys, the battery was the cause of all the trouble. It wouldn't hold the charge overnight. Replaced with a new one. All ok.
Thanks for the advice
Cheers
Thanks for the advice
Cheers