Dear all


anyone done this swap looks reasonable straight forward just a new stand.

Shroud off
fan off
bit of wiring

Am I missing anything here?

oh and what oil do you put in your engines?

The bloke at VW dub shop said sae 30 but

Rob and Dave excellent Webb site say GTX 20-50 is best

comments please

Tar

Bob

car off the road at the moment withdrawal symptoms
(brakes overhaul)
The car had a new rubber MOT I think :angry: anyway it's having a proper one soon

A different regulator is required if I remember right.

I use Morris straight grade 30 and change every 3k miles. It's been ok so far i.e. 2 yrs of thrashing. Read a bit suggesting moving to a detergent oil can be bad for your engines health; it lifts into circulatioh 'bits' deposited by eddies in the oil-flow. :(

Funny that............I reckon your car was MOT'd at the same pub as mine !!!

That'll be insecured battery
No mirrors at all - maybe it's the 'if you have it, it must work theory - if you don't have it, it doesn't matter !'
Leaking rear wheel brake cylinder
Oh yeah, the coil fell out of it's case the other day, after a bit of bumpy ride, causing a fuse to blow and the car to say NO ..!!!! on a blind bend nice

Nothing major I have too say.

Time is man's greatest enemy " not enough to do the things that you should be doing - too much to do the things you shouldn't be doing "

Not all alternators have external regulators (mine doesn't). But some do. Don't ask me how to tell the difference :unsure:

thanks for the all the info

DVD yes not all alternator have separate electrics.
I believe the one with them built in are fatter at the back.

Some alternators run a regulator they have 3 pins and the B+ post but self regulating ones have 1 pin and the B+ post.