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AlanH70 wrote: > > How do you check the voltage? Do you need some sort of special equipment, > electrical knowledge for this? Also as a worst case scenario how much would a > new voltage regulator cost? You need a voltmeter of some sort. Any multi-meter you can get your hands on will have a DC voltage range that can be used. Touch one probe to each battery terminal. On earlier Golfs / Jettas the voltage regulator could be replaced by itself, I don't know if this is still the case on your '98. Worst case you need a new alternator, which would set you back somewhere between US$ 120 and US$ 200 for parts. Several bulbs burning out in short order could be caused by a broken voltage regulator, but it is by no means conclusive. I would check it out sooner rather than later, as a broken voltage regulator and consequent wrong system voltage can be harmful for the battery and a number of expensive electrical devices in the car. |
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