H13X JW
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Registered: 16th Apr 04
Location: Sunny Old Teeside
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I know this is a corsa forum but the help responses i've had in the past have been second to none so i thought i would ask my question here first....hope that's ok 
I've got a '98 106 GTi which on my way back from work has developed a slight problem. The battery light on the dash has come on very faintly but the car seemed to drive home ok and the lights don't cause the battery to fade further. On a side note the electronic power steering pump has started buzzing constantly 
The question i have is would the power steering pump starting to whine put on the battery light? The power steering still works but it's deffinatly the pump as i removed the relay to test, which stopped the noise, lost the power steering (Obviously) but the battery light was still on.
I'm really confused and after spending about 2 hours cleaning earths thinking that was the problem..i'm p***ed off to say the least. If anyone has any suggestions as to the problem please let me know  Thanks
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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i would have though it would have been the alternator if the battery light was comming on, but the power steering made me think otherwise
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H13X JW
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Registered: 16th Apr 04
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Altenator was my first thought but with it being the elctronic power steering it just seems too suspicious but i just don't know....i thought mabye disconecting the relay would've removed the light but but no such luck. My fluid in the steering is black however but i don't think this would effect it????
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H13X JW
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Registered: 16th Apr 04
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I give up!!!!! After a few mins messing about trying to overload the electrical system (Turning all lights, heaters on etc.) it's totally died. My mate thinks it is the altenator so we're stripping the car tonight to get to it.
The next hurdle is that nowhere is open that can bench test it tomorrow. Does anyone know if i can do this with a multimeter??????? I'm totally at my whits end with this as the same problem happened on my '93 pug but that turned out to be a corroded wire in the wiring loom. I'm supposed to be going away next friday in the car so it looks like that's canceled
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