robali123

Hello, I've been doing a few jobs on my girlfriends fabia before her MOT. All going smoothly till I tried to fit the new driveshaft I'd ordered. Length, and number of teeth are a match but the bolt holes on the inner joint that mounts up to the gearbox aren't correct. New one is too small a diameter. I ordered another one that I thought was an exact match but same problem. Going a bit mad trying to find the correct driveshaft! What started as a simple job is now a headache. Is there anywhere I can check part numbers to the vin? Any help appreciated Vehicle details are: Skoda Fabia estate 2009 1.6L petrol Engine/gearbox code: BTS LVA these are the two I've tried already https://www.jandrcvjoints.co.uk/skoda-fabia-1.6-petrol-2009/product/drive-shafts-509/drive-shaft/DS407 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335426543921

Turns out it was one of the two little wires from alternator. I cut both of them close to the firewall and ran fresh wires back to the alternator, battery light off and seems to be giving correct readings. Thanks for the help!

Will try that this morning. Was out investigating till late last night so may have missed something in the dark. Ive already checked the earth from battery to chassis and from engine to chassis are there anymore I should be looking for?

Should add when you give it revs the voltage stays up at 14v. When idling under load battery reads from 13v down to 12.8v

Hiya. New to Skodas. Recently had the car die on me. Battery light on, alternator not charging. Gave it a whack and charge voltage came back so I've replaced the alternator. Few days later battery light comes on again. Seems to charge fine when not under load. Voltage drops when I put the fans, lights etc on and very slowly creeps down. I've checked for breakages in the main positive wire from alternator to battery, all good. Also checked the blue and red wires from alternator to ECU and bulkhead, also appear fine. Running out of ideas of what to check now, any help much appreciated