Battery Drain

[laraa at sympatico.ca]

Good then, I was sure the A8 had such an alternator, but now that I’ve
checked this on ETKA, I can only find the VW Phaeton V8.

 

Much easier


 

Louis-Alain

 

 

 

De : Vincent Gelinas [mailto:vrgelinas at gmail.com] 
Envoyé : 25 octobre 2011 15:36
À : laraa at sympatico.ca; quattro at audifans.com
Objet : Re: Battery Drain

 

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/oilcoolerremovalrein
stall.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


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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?
>