MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: DanoGTI on November 25, 2011, 08:23:49 pm

Title: MY05 GTI - battery light flickered on today.....
Post by: DanoGTI on November 25, 2011, 08:23:49 pm

No change in performance (was driving in a 30mph zone  on the way home)

Car's got 46,000-odd (iirc!) and has just been serviced (standard filters, plugs & oil change)



Any thoughts? Alternator (in a worst case)


Dan

*edit* forgot to add, car is manual, standard trim/spec

Title: Re: MY05 GTI - battery light flickered on today.....
Post by: DanoGTI on November 27, 2011, 07:02:17 pm

no thoughts?

or is it just the weekend  :grin:

Title: Re: MY05 GTI - battery light flickered on today.....
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on November 27, 2011, 07:10:03 pm

Have you had can belt done?

What I'm getting at is if yes you should've had AUX Belt done too.
AUX belt drives your alternator.  If its slipping the alternator won't be charging the battery

Title: Re: MY05 GTI - battery light flickered on today.....
Post by: DanoGTI on November 27, 2011, 07:13:53 pm

Cam belt was done when I picked up the car.

TBH, not sure about the aux belt, but knowing my luck, the belt needs changing......

possibly slipping?

thx for the reply  :happy2: