help. whats wrong?????

red top lee · Post by **red top lee** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:15 pm

ok the other day my wife was driving home in her 6n2 gti,and the battery light came on.then some more lights on the dash came on.the petrol gauge stopped working along with the outside temp. so i checked the voltage at the battery and it was 10.70 with the engine running.so i found a secondhand 1 and fitted it.

but it is still not charging properly

is there anything else that could make the car not charge properly?

is there a charging relay?

lee

potter1 · Post by **potter1** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:27 pm

Alternator?

red top lee · Post by **red top lee** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:57 pm

potter1 wrote:Alternator?

as said. i have replaced it for a secondhand item...

do you think this 1 is also naf?

Post by **alexperkins** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:04 pm

Bad earth or bad wiring to the battery. Check the big chunky black wire that connects to the positive terminal on the battery

red top lee · Post by **red top lee** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:07 pm

alexperkins wrote:Bad earth or bad wiring to the battery. Check the big chunky black wire that connects to the positive terminal on the battery

checked that mate:(

kinder · Post by **kinder** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:23 pm

have you teseed the new alternator at all as its secondhand so there is a chance this is dead aswell

red top lee · Post by **red top lee** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:38 pm

had the old oe alternator checked. it was dead. so was the secondhand 1:(

but now had a new alternator fitted

lee

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:04 pm

How much was the new alternator lee?