blacksimus

Managed to swap pulleys over today and they seem to have fitted fine.

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No problem. I got a guide also for the inlet manifold removal should you require it.

Ihave found loads of guides for replacing the alternator. If you'd like I can email you them.

If i could stop by I'd give you a hand. Most guides say you must lift up the engine to remove the alternator but i managed to wiggle it free towards where the airbox sits. As I said having the inlet manifold off, helps you see things more clearly. Have you read any guides?

done my rocker gasket last night and as i've never worked on a vr before it took me bout hour and a half but turned out to be easy. Removing old alternator took about 45mins. Easy to do with the inlet manifold still off the engine.

After start up the voltage on mine dropped and stayed below 12v so no doubt the alternator is knackered. Checked all the wiring and still no change.

Mine is a non-air con model. Already done a voltage check before taking the old alternator off. It was 12v with the engine off and then after i started the engine, it dropped to 11.5volts. Had the battery tested and it read good battery but recharge which means alternator failed. Heres a pic of my old alternator. Warning to all you vr6 owners. Never let a rocker gasket oil leak get too bad.

Welling, Kent

80 is standard Part no. 075121113D

Thats weird. One I found says £223.37 and out of stock. Part no. 401442231 My search is based on a 1993 vr6 but their site says it covers all vr6 models between 1992-1998.

I've been researching this all morning. So more than likely you will encounter the same problem unless you get a genuine alternator from vw. Other option is to swap pulley from your old alternator or get a new one and fit that to your aftermarket alternator. I'll ave an answer for you at some point this weekend to see if this works.

And thats what i was thinking also so I asked them to send me an alternative make and I got GSF to send me their alternators too. So I'm looking at 5 different makes of alternators on my desk now all saying for the vr6 but with 6 ribbed pulleys.

My alternator finally gave up the ghost other day. So i got a brand new one from eurocarparts. The new alternator has a 6 ribbed pulley whilst my old one was 7 so I can only use a 7 ribbed belt. Has anyone come across this problem before as I'm stuck now on what to do.