Polo mk3 S 2000. Couple of things.....

[Dan_1981]

Hi all,

couple of things related to a 2000 plate polo. 1.4 petrol.

1: How much for an alternator and fitting?

2: Does anyone know of one being broken? - The fuse box under the bonnet on the gf's has lost its lid meaning al the fuses are exposed. Does anyone have either a spare one or knwo of one being broken?

Cheers

Dan

[Martin_Bpool]

I'd imagine none geniune one could be had for under £100, so under £150ish fitted (independant)

fuse box lid, have you not tried a VW dealer? I suppose for now you could cover it with some thick polythene to keep moisture out?

[aka_kerrly]

GSF will do you a rebuilt Bosch alternator for £65-85 and fitting one isnt all that complicated. From memory there are 3 bolts that need to be undone to remove the alternator.

how do you know the alternator is dead? have you had the car running and checked across the battery terminals with a multi metre to see what is happening? On a y2k polo i had a few years back the blue trigger wire that runs from the alternator to the wiring loom was at fault and the alternator itself was fine.

dave

[Dan_1981]

aka_kerrly said:

GSF will do you a rebuilt Bosch alternator for £65-85 and fitting one isnt all that complicated. From memory there are 3 bolts that need to be undone to remove the alternator.

how do you know the alternator is dead? have you had the car running and checked across the battery terminals with a multi metre to see what is happening? On a y2k polo i had a few years back the blue trigger wire that runs from the alternator to the wiring loom was at fault and the alternator itself was fine.

dave

Yeah had the mulimetre on it.

Battery is showing good (but needing a recharge) and is a new battery

Alternator isn't putting out much at all!

[aka_kerrly]

since you have access to a multimeter.
remove the thin blue wire from the alternator and follow it to near the fusebox/battery area. Then check it for consistancy. I take it the red battery light on the dash is constantly on to?

Dave

[Dan_1981]

aka_kerrly said:

since you have access to a multimeter.
remove the thin blue wire from the alternator and follow it to near the fusebox/battery area. Then check it for consistancy. I take it the red battery light on the dash is constantly on to?

Dave

Yup red light constantly on.