alternator amperage on 106 gti?

[bearpuncher]

cant see anything on the alternator, pishing down with rain too so was in no mood to get under the car , any of you know what the amperage is? surprisingly google is being a total cunt not giving me any answers

[SaxoVTSHUN]

Hi

On my 16v VTS there is a 90A alternator, however I have an a/c too.
I don't know if this has any influence on the alternator type.

Kind regards from Hungary

[bearpuncher]

Hi

On my 16v VTS there is a 90A alternator, however I have an a/c too.
I don't know if this has any influence on the alternator type.

Kind regards from Hungary

cheers, ill give it a look tomorrow when i go to get a replacement, my one is quite coroded.

there doesnt seem to be much in the way of electrical items in the car apart from the windows/radio/sensors, dont want to go overkill if i dont have to lol.

alot of varying prices £90-£230 in google results for a new 1

[welshpug]

uk cars tend to be 70a.

[welshpug]

surface corrosion means nothing, if its producing the amps theres no reason to change it

[bearpuncher]

surface corrosion means nothing, if its producing the amps theres no reason to change it

10v at the alternator, brand new battery lol

[axsaxoman]

ain,t working then
measure at battery -running +not running --should be 13 +to 14v when running --turn on all electrics --should never drop below 13v+ when running

[bearpuncher]

ain,t working then
measure at battery -running +not running --should be 13 +to 14v when running --turn on all electrics --should never drop below 13v+ when running

already done, wasnt getting anything over 10.8v at battery or alternator, took it for a wee spin and still wasnt getting more than 10v, sounded like the belt was slipping a bit to start with but that soon sorted itself out (hasnt been properly run for about a year)

[axsaxoman]

already done, wasnt getting anything over 10.8v at battery or alternator, took it for a wee spin and still wasnt getting more than 10v, sounded like the belt was slipping a bit to start with but that soon sorted itself out (hasnt been properly run for about a year)

alternator dead--replace

[bearpuncher]

alternator dead--replace

looking online for one but getting so many different results in google from 70/90a :\

[axsaxoman]

90amp for cars with power steering

[bearpuncher]

90amp for cars with power steering

think it originally had power steering, when it stopped working though i prefer it without, can the power steering unit be ripped out without much hassle? its just added weight justnow lol.

[Ross]

A PAS rack that's not working is much heavier than a non-PAS rack.

If you want to run without PAS, it's straightforward - just remove the pipework to the rack and disconnect the PAS pump. If you want the weight reduction, just remove everything now not in use.

[welshpug]

dont forget the ram too.

[Ross]

thank you - forgot about that :)