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Hey man. Sorry about the hiatus. Life's been getting in the way. I couldn't get at the loom to window motor connector in the driver's door so I removed the whole regulator assembly. Then I pulled the window motor apart. It's the standard fixed magnet, brushed rotor, worm drive arrangement but with a ...

No, just thought you may know off the top of your head. We're in a mild autumn at 35 south not early Spring at 55 north. Keep off the permafrost, stay inside man, and no hurry.

Now there’s a thought - this is normal. I might have been chasing a problem that doesn’t exist. Or if it’s not normal (more likely given VW say ‘no more than 25mA’) then it’s not significant enough to worry about with a new battery and regular outings. Hmmm.
Have you measured the drain on your Polo ...

Good thinking. That result makes sense. I guess you’d want to be able to open the windows from inside a locked car with the key out e.g. a kid accidentally locked in there.

I looked through the rest of my diagrams and V69 is the central locking pump in the boot. I tried pulling its connector off ...

I pulled out the same diagram after the last posting and studied it along with the next page for tracks 43 to 56. Not sure if the ignition needs to be on for supply though it’s probably coming from a relay given the 2.5mm wire. The window motors would draw a bit when working. On the ground side the ...

Thanks for the reply, from almost as far away you could be. Where in North Yorkshire? We have a relative in Pateley Bridge.
I was expecting to get a result from disconnecting the window switch when I started on the driver's door, given what I've read about their common failure rate, but no. I got ...

Hi, My daughter’s 2000 Polo 6N2 battery died. Put a new one in but it has a 52mA drain at rest across the -ve terminal, measured with a decent meter. Volkswagen docs recommend it be below 25. Pulled fuses and removing either #38 or #39 will reduce the draw by 18mA. Pull both and I’m down to 16mA ...