Battery Drain

[Vincent Gelinas]

According to audipages, when you go to replace the oil cooler, you have to
remove the alternator and there doesn't seem to be any coolant connection.
 I believe there may be a duct going from the air intake to a boot on the
back of the alternator, though.

http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articles/enginemechanical/oilcoolerremovalreinstall.html
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=272630

On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 3:07 PM, <laraa at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Not that I want to be a downer, but aren't these alternators water-cooled ?
> If so, it is a much more involving job to replace the unit, so maybe the
> in-situ diode repair would make sense...
>
> Louis-Alain
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
>
> The diodes are a part of the alternator itself, generally positioned at the
> back of the case. They are what I suspect is bad, so that would require the
> whole alternator to be replaced.
>
> Tony
>
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Vincent Gelinas <vrgelinas at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Would it likely be something in the voltage regulator or the entire
> > alternator itself?  Or is it worth the extra 100 just to get a new whole
> > reman alternator and call it a day?
> >
>
>