Battery Light

[darinb123]

My battery light came on today, so I put on a new battery...... My light is still on, any way to get it off without going to the stealership????
Thanks, Darin
2000 TDI

[NBTurboFreak]

May need to have the alt checked. It normally comes on when the system is not charging.

[Deserion]

Might want to swing by a local auto parts store to see if they can test the alternator.

I replaced the alternator in the '03 a few months ago due to a squeal accompanied with the battery light. Ran a volt test on it with the VAG-Com, showed a drop in the charge when the squeal appeared.

[darinb123]

Yeap, Went to get the charging system checked and it's the alternator. Just wondering if the front has to come off and maybe radiator etc. to get to the alt....... Looks like a hard job for sure. Are reman alt's reliable or do I need to purchase oem????? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks

[NBTurboFreak]

The front end and radiator do not need to move to get the alt out. It should only require the removal of the intake manifold.

If you go reman get one with a god warranty. If you go with a new alt see if you can get a 90A New Beetle alt.

[Deserion]

Originally Posted by NBTurboFreak

The front end and radiator do not need to move to get the alt out. It should only require the removal of the intake manifold.

If you go reman get one with a god warranty. If you go with a new alt see if you can get a 90A New Beetle alt.

Good advice, except the OP has a TDI which uses a 120A alternator, and is buried between the A/C compressor and P/S pump.

The TDI alt. is a real joy to change. It's really wedged in there and takes a while to do it. I ended up removing the radiator fans (also a joy to remove), side splash shield, and A/C compressor (didn't disconnect, just lowered it out of the way).

[NBTurboFreak]

doh, too use to the 1.8t setup. My bad.

[darinb123]

Any suggestions on where to get a reman?????? Any brands to stay away from etc..... Boy these alt are expensive

[beej]

Underground VW parts on the Vortex has a used TDI alternator for $135 on their Ebay site...and you can take your old one in to be rebuilt as a spare.

The used alternator has under 50k ...found their Ebay store

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bosch...mZ120332064523

Good luck!

[Deserion]

I picked up a remanufactured unit from O'Reilly auto parts.