mark_jarman1

how would you check them?

oh ok, well i might send the regulator back as it might be broken, but i cant of had 2 broken ones from the same company jorilly? yer i will check the earths but i think its the alternator as the voltage is not higher than 14v

failed control box? whats that? the voltage is low not high, i changed the voltage regulator as the voltage was way over 15v last time. Where are the heavy duty cables? sorry for all the questions this is my first skoda, and the everyday work car so not 100% on where the parts on unlike my fun weekend car lol. cheers Mark

right then last night the car nearly died on the way home, the alternator does not seem to be charging the battery enough so all the lights were very dim on the way home. i dont believe it to be shorted out i think the alternator has truely gone and and i havent installed anymore items to the car. anyone know the cheapest place. what is the reason for not thinking its the alternator? cheers mark

I need some help on this one, very confusing. I got my skoda felicia 1.3 1997 a few months ago and it had the common problem of the airbag light on and over charging the battery (very high voltage). so i got a new voltage regulator and that fixed the problem and got the airbag light put out succesfully, 2 weeks later the voltage was very high again but airbag light didnt come on, so i got another voltage regulator from the scrap yard and that fixed the problem again. a few weeks later i also fited a new speedo with a rev guage which has caused the airbag light to stay on but i have had it checked and the airbag has no problem and they dont know why the light is on which is confusing. so dont know if thats the problem? i also fitted a new battery a month ago as the last one would not hold charge very well, due to being boiled. last week the alternator light started to glow when the revs got higher but the voltage was not over 14v, i then ordered a new voltage regulator which i fitted last night but didnt 100% fix the problem, the light was hardly on but you could see it get slightly brighter. then on the way home tonight the alternator light has gone back to being very bright when being reved. but the voltage changes from 12.5-13.9v so not high at all, the alternator has started to whine a little with the revs. the battery is still being charged but the light is still on, very confusing. i have now decided it must be something else than the voltage regulator as i have tried 3 now. i am going to swap the speedo back to see if that puts the airbag light out. the only thing i can think it is, is the alternator is faulty, ie the diodes. Does anyone have any ideas? also the alternator fitted is 70amp is this correct or should it be 55amp as i dont have aircon or power streering. Any help would be great Cheers Mark

i have a speedo coming my way so i will give it a go, should be fine as i have done it on a number of corsas before and they are fiddly as well try to fit your hand behind is the differcult bit. i will keep you all informed of the progress. cheers MJ

i think i fill up about 38/39 litres i do it when the light is always on. how do you work it out?

im only doing about 30 miles a day in traffic (stopping and starting) to and from work so not the best for fuel. i will see what it is like on sunday for the motorway for fuel. once its through the mot next week i will be doing a service on it, so should be alot better after

Yer i know it wont make any difference but i much prefer driving with one, At the moment at any speed it sounds bad as the chain needs doing which i am doing in the next few weeks. This is my everyday/second car so saving as much petrol as possible is a must. Im getting arround 300 miles to a tank (£40 worth) until the light comes on, is this about right for a felicia? Thanks MJ

Hi i am new to this site and throught that i better register with you as i have been looking through the site and found lots of useful things and help, regarding suspension and voltage regulators. many thanks. I was just wondering i have a 1997 1.3 mpi (i believe) skoda felicia and i was wondering if i was to upgrade my speedo to a newer one with a rev gauge would it work. i currently have the big round clock on the right hand side but would prefer a rev gauge to save some fuel lol Cheers MJ