The alternator was dead (as expected), and was replaced with a used one that I sourced locally from junkyard.
Pros: cheap replacement
Cons: used part
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
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What bugs me now is that it seems the alt doesn't quite put out. Dash light (at least the one I put under the dash since the one in-dash quit working) won't go out. Goes from bright to dim when the alt should excite.
Cons: doesn't put out
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
The high rev voltage must be over 14 volts, so if not, then its the alternator. But make sure all connections clean and greased.
Pros: clean connections, greased connections
Cons: low voltage
Eurovan exhibited similar behavior. Start and run fine until.... engine would lose power. Pull over and would die. Restart would be nothing. Sit for an hour or so and could restart and could get the few miles to home. Next day things could be normal or a repeat of slow down and die. This went on for a couple of weeks. The last fail found the battery to be toast even though only a year old. OK, so new battery. All good for the next few days then the gremlins return. New battery is now no good. Determined the alternator had developed enough play that when warm would start to short creating more heat and more of a short allowing it to eat the battery. New alternator and another new battery and all is and has been good.
Pros: solved power loss issue
Cons: alternator shorted when warm
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
At 48K miles I experienced an alternator fail (car was running great at the time).
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 48000 km
check the charging at the battery while the car is running about 2000 or 2200 rpm with multimeter. The alternator should be charging at 14 volts (give or take a little)
Pros: charging at 14 volts
Cons: false readings at idle
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I just replaced the one from my 1996 Passat Tdi. 326k miles on it. The alternator still works too!
Pros: alternator still works
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Mileage: 326000 km
After installing it, all of the intermittent electrical issues disappeared. I'm guessing the old alternator couldn't power all of the electrical issues at once, particularly since the battery light would not come on with the higher rev's of a cold start, but would come on with the low rev's of a warm start.
Pros: solved intermittent electrical issues
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 142000 km
Sorry for the late reply. just to go ahead and close this out, it was a bad alternator. Took the 400 dollar hit to my wallet and bought a new one. Spent a few hours yesterday replacing it. So far I've driven it about 30 miles without the battery light coming back on. Thanks everyone for the help.
Pros: battery light not on
Cons: bad alternator
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I'm using a MK2 Golf alternator. It has the correct mount width, and has the right frame to mate up with the nice rack and pinion style adjustment bracket also from the MK2 Golf.
Pros: correct mount width
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
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