Skoda fabia vrs 2004 power steering loss and flat battery

[Louisking1]

My pride and joy broke down again few weeks ago was going around a roundabout power steering went heavy so pulled over and switched her off and tried to turn it over battery dead. so had to get jumped started and drove home slowly . Next day replaced battery alternator and fault was gone until tonight happened again tonight raging. Any of u lads know the fault or came across the same thing

[TMB]

Does your battery light come on when you switch the ignition on? If not it will be a snapped load sensing wire. Very common.

[Louisking1]

No battery light

[TMB]

No battery light

 

Broken load sensing wires. Pretty easy fix.

[TMB]

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/334979-alternator-load-signal-wire/

[TMB]

I'm assuming you get what I meant - that the battery light does not come on (like it's supposed to) when you switch on the ignition without the engine running?

[Breezy_Pete]

I think I'm going to make a 10 second video to illustrate this question about the battery light.

[TMB]

I think I'm going to make a 10 second video to illustrate this question about the battery light.

 

Nice idea

[Tech1e]

Whoops, another miss diagnosed alternator when it's a cheap fix.

[Tech1e]

I think I'm going to make a 10 second video to illustrate this question about the battery light.

Believe me I've been asking it since I joined in 2003 lol

[Louisking1]

Found a tiny Nick on the alternator plug wire

[Breezy_Pete]

With that connector not plugged in, switch on the ignition and see what voltage you can measure by probing into that nick (other meter probe on engine metalwork or battery negative).

 

Does it look like the wire strands are broken or corroded inside, looking through the nick?

Edited 19 April, 2016 by Wino

[Louisking1]

Measuring at 00.3 00.4 Nick is very tiny hard to sell if it corroded or wire broke but the wires are like crimped

[Breezy_Pete]

So, if you follow the cable down/across from that connector you'll find the connector pair on a bracket on the front of the gearbox, where that blue wire, and possibly also the other one will be broken on one or both sides of the connector pair.  Repair there in a waterproof manner, and all will be well again.

[Louisking1]

Found it

[Louisking1]

Anyone know where i could buy that plug with two wire meeting to the other where it broke off at the front of gear box

[Breezy_Pete]

Skoda dealer will sell you a connector if you must have it. Most people just 'cut and shut' bypassing the connector pair with some new bits of wire linking either side.

[dm222]

Wich is the part number of the connector? Buy one at ebay with some wire left, most of them are there. and then crimp the wires. I did that to wire of my starter solenoid and with power steering main wires. Choose heatshrink crimps so they are water proof and last longer.

 

Edited 19 April, 2016 by dm222

[Louisking1]

See if u solder them wires together without that connector would still drain battery and throw the battery light on wouldn't it?

[TMB]

See if u solder them wires together without that connector would still drain battery and throw the battery light on wouldn't it?

 

No, soldering them is perfectly acceptable as long as you seal the joints with self-amalgamating tape or suchlike.

Edited 21 April, 2016 by TMB