[Vwdiesel] 2001 Golf TDi juice drain

[James Hansen]

Yeah, key word battery.  Check the voltage by sticking the probe on the
post, not the clamp.
Other than what Tony mentioned, check for draw with the car off, all stuff
off, key out of ignition.  Pull the cable, adn put your current meter in
series between the cable and post.  If it's more than a few mA, it's a
problem, start by pulling the cable off the alternator, if not that, pull
the fuses one at a time to see which circuit shuts the draw off.
-james

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of Tony and Lillie
Sent: January-18-11 6:13 PM
To: mikitka; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 2001 Golf TDi juice drain

Yes, check the voltage at the battery. Just fixed a car with a "bad" 
alternator diagnosed at another shop. Turned out to be the connection from 
the cable to the battery clamp, I believe a 10mm wrench was the size. 
Cleaned it with a wire brush, and worked like now. Before cleaning, I got 
14.5V at the cable, 12.8 at teh battery. After, 14.2 with everything turned 
on at idle.

Tony

----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 2001 Golf TDi juice drain

> I would go back over all your grounds and then check to see how well your
> Alternator is charging, put a multi meter on the battery and see how many
> volts it is getting to the battery. 

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