Alternator

[fairlo]

Hi guys

am getting the battery light flickering every now and then have replaced the battery so am guessing its the alternator on its way out, does anyone know if the alternator of a 1.6 gt will fit my 1.6 cl, the alternator on mine now has no sticker on it with a part number so am finding it really difficult to track down the right alternator.

thanks

[GTXTRA]

Can you please stick these in the right section to get a quicker response?

[fairlo]

Sorry

[mark1gls]

I would guess they would be the same as they are both 1.6, do they look the same?
Also have you check the tightness of the alternator belt, the plug on the back of the alternator, any earth wires lose?

[ianaudia4]

You can fit an alternator from a GT to your CL, the only thing you need to be aware of are tue connections, some cars came with a plug, most don't though. A good bet is an upgrade to a 90 amp alternator if you can get on, your will probably be 45 or 55 at the moment.

[fairlo]

Would like to upgrade to a more powerful alternator as i get the sense mine is struggling as it is, does that mean as long as the conectors on the back are the same i can fit pretty much and scirocco alternator?

thanks guys

[mark1gls]

What amp battery did you fit?
Might help with what alternator you need.

[fairlo]

fitted a 40a/hr battery was a direct replacement for the one that was already on it. these are a couple of pics of the alternator which is on the car now




thanks again

[Old Mac Rocco]

In your last pic you will notice a black circular piece held on by two screws it is called a " ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR".
Remove this part and you will find two brushes, these tend to ware away through time.
If you have a spare alt swop them over or buy a new unit as they are about 12 squid on ebay.
Here is a link to show you what you are after showing you the brushes, but this is a dear one, you can get them cheaper.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOSCH-alterna ... 564d546a53

Good luck.

[fairlo]

thanks very much for the tip, have the chance to buy a working alternator from a 1988 1.6gt for less than £30 have assessed vagcat at they list around 10 different alternator part numbers for my car, that suggests that pretty much any scirocco alternator will fit mine is my thinking sound or do i need to investigate further?

thanks

[ianaudia4]

Just checked an old brochure, you CL was originally fitted with a 45 amp alternator.

After seeing the pictures one thing I would be changing is that thing of an oil filter! A genuine VW filter costs less than £4 from the dealer and Synta Silver oil is £17 for 5 litres!

[fairlo]

he thanks for that yes there are a number of jobs which need doing i have only owned her 2 days so first is trying to get her reliable so using her whilst she is being restored is feasible.

thanks

[ghost123uk]

99% of alternator problems are the brush pack, which also contains the voltage regulator. They can be got for £12 HERE and take 5 minutes to fit :)

p.s. Hey, Ian, when would a Scirocco would need a 90 amp alternator aitbpt ;)

[ianaudia4]

Greater output amp = more electrical items used in cars these days, sat-nav, radio/cd, heater on, heated rear screen, electric windows..................need I say more!

[ghost123uk]

..need I say more!

Yes ;)



No, only joking.

Us T25 camper van owners know all about current consumption In addition to the items you mention, we have fridges, TV's, Laptops, Night heaters (gas but 12V mechanicals), water pumps, lots of fancy interior lighting, chargers for a variety of stuff (model aircraft etc ) and of course a separate leisure battery to charge. Erm, I think that's about it

Still don't think you'd ever need 90 amps on a Rocco ;)