Sunday,22-November-2020

Volvo V50 1.6 TDCi - alternator replacement

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The car in that topic is Volvo V50 1.6 TDCi. The problem: alternator didn`t charge enough, get overheated so and so.

Removing it, is not as bad as sound but get some time.

So,here we go:

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Sunday, 1-November-2020

KIA Ceed 1.6 CRDI 2015 - glow plug replacement

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That topic will be dedicated of changing 4pcs, glow plugs in my KIA Ceed 1.6 CRDI.

There isn`t actually nothing so much unusual or special compared to any other car. Just think will be fun to have some shots, and one can see details before start.

Keep in mind that the plugs are from the turbo charger side and is a bit tiny space there so have to be removed some extra parts.

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Small mod for Voltmeter - Thermometer from Aliexpress

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That story is dedicated to modification of small chinese produced voltage thermometer, which main purpose is to be inside the car. As additional option it have 5V charging ability which I think is highly unlikely to be good at.

My intent was to make it a bit more precise and to add some extra capacitors, so that I can measure some voltage drop during the engine start. That voltage drop is based on the fact, that all energy to additional sockets is cut off because of the starter motor need it.

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