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alternator voltage regulator has probably failed/brushes worn out, so the engine and everything else has been draining the battery, easy to check with multimeter, if you don't see 14v ish at the battery with engine running then you are not charging the battery from the alternator worth carying a sp...

colinthefox wrote: ↑30 Jul 2025, 20:01 What engine?

WBX 1.9 petrol

I've been experiencing some electrical issues. I drove about 5 hours with the van and the next morning, the van would not start. The voltage on the battery was 9,4V, so I recharged it and this time the van started and drove without any issues. During the 5 hour drive I experienced some electrical is...

In my case, the little nut corresponding to the fuel gauge on the back of the blue foil was slightly loose. When I tightened it, the fuel gauge immediately came on.

work the other way, what is the resistance of the fuel sender as seen at the 14 pin plug, with the plug disconnected and meter lead on pin and other lead on a good body earth ? If it is zero (ie continuity to earth) then there's a wiring fault between fuel tank sender and the dash, but the gauge sh...

work the other way, what is the resistance of the fuel sender as seen at the 14 pin plug, with the plug disconnected and meter lead on pin and other lead on a good body earth ? If it is zero (ie continuity to earth) then there's a wiring fault between fuel tank sender and the dash, but the gauge sh...

Today I thought I'd have another crack at these issues. I gave up last year after replacing the voltage regulator didn't work but I've been having nightmares about running out of fuel while driving so I thought I'd give it another go. The speedometer was fixed last year by my mechanic. Apparently he...

I tried replacing the 10V TCA700Y voltage regulator on the back of the dash with a L78S10CV one, but that didn't work.

Any suggestions for where I should look next? How do I know the blue foil is not simply degraded?

Mocki wrote: ↑13 Feb 2024, 17:01 Try speaking to Mick Crowe ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&u=24011 he may have one

I'm not in the UK so that might be difficult/too expensive unfortunately

lefty67 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2024, 16:55 Mines is made from black angled plastic. Never broken etc in the 9yrs I've had the van.
It has two angled joints which are fused/melted together.

Did you buy it or make it?

What does the trim/threshold on your sliding door look like? I just put a new floor in and am a bit stuck for ideas on how to trim the end near the sliding door. I know there are several pre-made options available but I find them a bit expensive, except if I opted for the plastic version, which prob...

Floorboard panels are 'different'. Mmm, what do you mean by different? Are you saying if I fitted different panels, I could make it work (=move the couch backwards a little)? Well, they do seem a little overkill when it's common to use 3mm ply/hardboard but heh, who am I to judge? I doubt anything ...

shepster wrote: ↑31 Jan 2024, 09:33 Floorboard panels are 'different'.

Mmm, what do you mean by different? Are you saying if I fitted different panels, I could make it work (=move the couch backwards a little)?

Look identical to r&r hinges that I fitted in my sprinter years ago. They work perfectly alright. Maybe realign the boards but I guess whoever fitted them looked at them carefully. I'm thinking if it could be because of the blocks he used underneath the boards or that he fit them in the wrong p...

Could be from a fold out sofa bed, the plywood base boards should end up close together when the bed is opened out flat. I would buy some new hinges and do a proper job, it looks a bit naf. You could well be right. The base boards don't seem to get any closer when opening the bed. I've thought abou...