T5 alternator design=fail..

[gtimk5]

No extras at all bar a whip aerial on the front. It does a bit of longer distance driving. Well maintained 103000 kms on the clock.
If I remember to bring my camera to work I will take a couple of pics of the disassembly required.
Apparently there is a Toureg here that had one replaced and wasnt set up properly on assmbly and has since done 3 more pullies.

[Shifter]

Oh. not additonal load on the alternator due to driving lights and a second battery - Jeez, how long have I got, before the dreaded electrical death?

[Transporter]

Oh. not additonal load on the alternator due to driving lights and a second battery - Jeez, how long have I got, before the dreaded electrical death?

It doesn't have to be load related. Could be just a faulty componnent.

Coupling Gates p/n EG1
Fits the following:
Transporter 2.5TDI……96/120/128kW AXD/AXE/BLJ
Touareg 2.5TDI……….120/128kW BAC/BLK

[Umai Naa!!]

The drive couplings usually fail when the A/C compressor locks up and seizes.

The front of the car, nor the intake manifold need to come off to remove the alternator. You still need to put the front of the car into 'service mode', but the job is still relatively straight-forward.

[Guest0608]

replace the belt and the a/c/alternator freewheel and you should be ok, just check that the a/c compressor has not seized, usually just the free wheel that ripps off the teeth on the drive belt -VW-

[vwguru]

Just changed our first Golf 5 DSG today as well!

At 112,000ks.

i just done a 7 speed DSG only done 4000kms, not good hey!!!!!!!!

[Guest0608]

Have you see the internal powersteering pumps which fail and pump power steer fluid into the motor and motor oil into the steering !

Another T5 trend, black power steering fluid and over flowing P/S fluid tank, good old internal pump seal going leaky, leaky!..................................

[Jmac]

Yup, its good ay?

Just changed our first Golf 5 DSG today as well!

At 112,000ks.

hmm, could write a book about a certain DSG but wont go there
All i can say is coolant and oil never should meet.
Thats all
Jmac

[gregozedobe]

All i can say is coolant and oil never should meet.

Yes, I was less than impressed when the oil cooler on my T5 failed and let engine oil into the coolant (mind you, I would have been even unhappier if it had let coolant into the engine oil ! )

[vwguru]

Yes, I was less than impressed when the oil cooler on my T5 failed and let engine oil into the coolant (mind you, I would have been even unhappier if it had let coolant into the engine oil ! )

the cooler wont let coolant into the oil, if that happens it would be the water pump, i have seen this more so on the AXE motor