ian sutherland 0 Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 gentlemenbit of a story so have patience.a noise developed in the vr the other day. stripped the belt off because it sounded like a bearing. i found it was the alternator. got a price£143 plus vat. decided to strip it down to have a look and i found it was the plastic runner that the bearing sat into that was located in the housing. anyway i got a new one and fitted it and it ran perfect, on idle.now i dont know if these two items are related but i took it down the road to test drive it and it almost felt like the engine was about to seize and the oil light came on briefly.then it was fine. then it done it again. now previously before the alternator fault this loss of power possible sieze occured a couple of times before when travelling along mainly when the power was applied.please help me i have visions of new engines when i go to bed and it scares me.cheers ian &| &| &| &| &| Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 well, if i'm correct the oi lpump runs off the intermediate pulley which is on the timing chain....so can't possibly be related to the alternator (or so my logic tells me).whats the oil level like? Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Doesn't sound related to me, could get the diagnostics checked, might hold some clues. Link to post Share on other sites
ian sutherland 0 Posted February 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 cheers boysthe oil level is fine. im going out today after a hard nightshift to check the oil pressure and compression check it. as im a mechanic (on trucks) i fully serviced the car and running fully synthetic mobile 1. this has foxed me but i heard a nasty story ounce about some of the vrs picking up on no 6 cylinder. anybody come across this.cheers ian %-6 %-6 %-6 %-6 Link to post Share on other sites
ian sutherland 0 Posted February 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 sussed it gentlementhe crank sensoranyone got one . id really appreciate itian Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 How did you find that Ian? Link to post Share on other sites
ian sutherland 0 Posted February 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 i started wiggling the wires down by the oil pressure switches whilst the engine was running and the engine cut out. so i done it again and again it cut out. ripped the sensor off and found a break in the loom. £117 plus vat out of vag(bosch). £40 plus vat out of my central auto supplies also bosch.cheers anyway boys thanks for your help.ian Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 at least your engine aint fucked though! Link to post Share on other sites
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