A4 1.8t Slowly Losing Charge While Running? Please Help

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Apr 21, 2012 | 01:30 PM

#21

Dozanti

1st Gear

Joined: Sep 2010

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From: Ravenna Ohio

I noticed you said you wired it to a toggle. Is this a 3 way toggle? It would have to be, one for off position, one for positive on, and one for positive on + start.

Apr 21, 2012 | 09:16 PM

#22

PacificA4

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Joined: Apr 2012

Posts: 45

From: Hawaii

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattleo

Yup sometimes its just the most obvious thing that you never check because you "think" you could never make a dumb mistake like that lol

No truer words have ever been spoken

lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dozanti

I noticed you said you wired it to a toggle. Is this a 3 way toggle? It would have to be, one for off position, one for positive on, and one for positive on + start.

It's a simple ON to crank and OFF to not crank. I have a 3 way toggle but didn't end up needing it.

Apr 21, 2012 | 10:01 PM

#23

FishEye

1st Gear

Joined: Mar 2012

Posts: 351

From: Oakland, CA

if it looses charge as you drive... that means that you have a loose serpentine belt. as you're driving faster the loose belt just slips off the alternator pulley due to lack of tension. Check the tension on your belt. if your belt is good then you have a bad alternator... just pick one up at the part store im pretty sure they have one... if not visit the local junk yard... last resort is to order one online somewhere... i hope that helps