Hi all,

This is going to be my last post-200tdi conversion related question now, I promise!

Since I have fitted my 200tdi conversion, I have had small issues with the battery warning light. When I turn on the ignition, the light comes on as usual, great.

When I start the engine, the light goes dim, but it is still just about lit. The more I rev, the brighter the charge warning light gets.
With the engine running, the battery reads at 14.66v, as does the terminal on the rear of the alternator which has the two thick brown leads attached. There is another terminal with nothing attached, which read 16.??v, and a third terminal with the thin wire (is this to the warning light?)

Could I have got any of these terminals mixed up, and this is why the warning light is on? Its obviously charging the battery, so the unit cant be faulty can it?

Any ideas?
Tom

Belt slipping?

has the power steering been affected?


seriously

Power steering at the moment is not very good. No.

I have not properly bled the system though (or at least that is what I have put it down to), could this have a bearing on it?

Well, the belt between the PAS pump and the alternator is very tight, so there shouldnt be any slippage?

Tom

tomtomtom said:

Power steering at the moment is not very good. No.

I have not properly bled the system though (or at least that is what I have put it down to), could this have a bearing on it?

Well, the belt between the PAS pump and the alternator is very tight, so there shouldnt be any slippage?

Tom

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What about the other belt? This is the one that drives the psp which I'm turn drives the alternator.

No, that one is tight too.

Both have been tightened. Anyway, if the belts were not tight, then surely I wouldnt be getting any charge back to the battery, but I am (14.66v).

Also, what would the terminal be for that has 16v?

Thanks
Tom