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Chat about your MKI or MKII Polo (86 and 86F)
polokris
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Posts: 473 Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2003 2:51 pmLocation: south wales
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by polokris Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:35 pm
WHEN im driving, when i get to 5500RPM+ the BATTERY light comes on... and stays on till i drop BELOW 5500RPM.....
Polo Paul
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by Polo Paul Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:00 pm
Is it the 1043cc? my old MK2 used to do that all the time at high revs. I think its because theres so much power going into the alternator that it escapes into the electrical system, causing the battery light to light up.
polokris
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Posts: 473 Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2003 2:51 pmLocation: south wales
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by polokris Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:24 am
thats random.... as iv taken her to 8000rpm+ and nothing. and also i do drive the car hard.... 5000/6000rpm+ not ALL the time, but quite a bit... haha
so iv noticed it now... and just want to stop it, as its annoying!
tupac2makaveli71
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Posts: 428 Joined: Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:26 pmLocation: north wembley, london
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by tupac2makaveli71 Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:03 am
alternator over charging? check the earth clean it and the alternator belt.....i remember when you used to help me out
polokris
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Posts: 473 Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2003 2:51 pmLocation: south wales
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by polokris Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:33 am
haha! thanks man! i will do!
ZOMBIE
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Posts: 247 Joined: Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:15 pmLocation: west glamorgan, south wales
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by ZOMBIE Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:03 pm
pics of yesterdays meet kris- get em up son!!
The G Man
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Posts: 62 Joined: Fri Sep 24, 2004 6:23 pmLocation: St Helens
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by The G Man Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:14 am
It could be the alternator itself - perhaps it's only just feeding enough charge to the battery when driving below 5500rpm but the extra strain of going over 5500rpm is making the battery light come on.
Matty2021
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Posts: 112 Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:44 pmLocation: Wigan, Uk
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by Matty2021 Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:07 pm
Alot of the time stuff like this tends to be dodgy earths/connections, specially with older cars.
Gareth_GT_Hatch
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Posts: 1116 Joined: Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:04 pmLocation: Manchester Drives: '83 GL Classic
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by Gareth_GT_Hatch Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:22 pm
I had this, and it gradually got worse until the alternator light would only go off at idle. It was basically the alternator slowly dying. The other thing it could be is belt slip, but its unlikely at that kind of rpm.
polokris
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by polokris Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:20 pm
rite..... coz i got a posh head unit.... LMAO...... its got a Volt metre built in...... i turnd it on the other day, and it read 12.8 or summit like that when @ 0-5000RPM, but as soo as she hits 5000RPM.... the voltage is 11.6/.4....
so it drops a volt when its above 5000RPM....
any more light on the situation?????
thanks Guys!
Huzey!
SteB
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Posts: 280 Joined: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:48 amLocation: North Yorkshire
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by SteB Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:54 pm
tupac2makaveli71 wrote: alternator over charging? check the earth clean it and the alternator belt.....i remember when you used to help me out
Had the same, turned out it was a knackard regulator, only 20 quid to replace
polokris
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Posts: 473 Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2003 2:51 pmLocation: south wales
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by polokris Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:19 am
where and ahwt is a regulator??
can it survive without one?.... or a "broken" one?
lol...
SKINT
polokris
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Posts: 473 Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2003 2:51 pmLocation: south wales
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by polokris Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:59 am
ok... this problem is getting worse.... headunit says the car is on 9.6 volts.... lights are dim as fook, and music crackles and fuzzes!!
HELP!!!
its @ 3000 RPMish now!
hypojam
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Posts: 133 Joined: Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:57 amLocation: Kent, Ramsgate
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by hypojam Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:27 am
New alternator for you i thinks
Gareth_GT_Hatch
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Posts: 1116 Joined: Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:04 pmLocation: Manchester Drives: '83 GL Classic
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by Gareth_GT_Hatch Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:54 pm
yep, looks like yours is going the way mine did
