Forum Replies Created
-
Replies
-
Hi Eric, loving the #FairmontProject and wish you all the success to finish it from the UK, You really have helped me loads as an aspiring vehicle technician at 17 years old and I really hope you see this, but anyway I have a 2012 VW polo and basically anytime I use power in the car like using the electric windows, the AC, and especially when I turn the steering wheel the headlights dim and by quite a bit, my first thoughts were obviously altenator failing, and battery but instead I took it to a trusted garage and they said it was my power steering pump that had broken and a new one would cost me nearly £600 as you can tell I didnt do that, they also said that the battery the person who previously owned car was the wrong one and even though they put the right one in it made no difference. Recently i have noticed the steering has gone a bit heavier and on one occasion it sort of jammed, but once again im not too sure, I was wondering if you had ever experienced this on a car? and what do you think the problem could be? Once again thank you so much for your awesome videos 🙂
Hi Eric, loving the #FairmontProject and wish you all the success to finish it from the UK, You really have helped me loads as an aspiring vehicle technician at 17 years old and I really hope you see this, but anyway I have a 2012 VW polo and basically anytime I use power in the car like using the electric windows, the AC, and especially when I turn the steering wheel the headlights dim and by quite a bit, my first thoughts were obviously altenator failing, and battery but instead I took it to a trusted garage and they said it was my power steering pump that had broken and a new one would cost me nearly £600 as you can tell I didnt do that, they also said that the battery the person who previously owned car was the wrong one and even though they put the right one in it made no difference. Recently i have noticed the steering has gone a bit heavier and on one occasion it sort of jammed, but once again im not too sure, I was wondering if you had ever experienced this on a car? and what do you think the problem could be? Once again thank you so much for your awesome videos 🙂
I have feeling they would have done that, when i bought the car the guy had told me that he fitted a new battery, however, when i took it to the first garage they said they battery was not right for the car it needed to be O16 battery and they had fitted a O24 if i recall but they also told me they put the right battery in and it did not make a difference. This what i was thinking but me and my brother in law had used his meter to see if voltage would drop but all the readings were coming out fine.
Ahh this is my first car as well so i’m very pleased to hear that! (not) 🙂
It happens both those times to be honest, if I’m not using an accessory and just turning the wheel the lights will go dim, and when the wheel is straight and using an accessory the lights still go dim but not for as long.
Nope no warning light comes on when i’m driving, one came on once and never came on again but it was only a one telling me that there was a headlight bulb not working.
As for the electric steering i’m not too sure about that i have a feeling it does though but don’t hold me to that. The alternator on this model is right below the oil filter so they came up with the theory that when they went to change the oil filter oil had spilt onto the alternator amongst other things.
I might run this past Humble Mechanic actually, thank you!