so i am trying to get my vert going and i noticed that my plug to my alt is cut. behind the alt there should be a plug with one connector verticle and one horizontal. now there are two wires both white but one with a blue strip and one with a black strip that has been cut. does it matter which one goes where i dont want to fry anything. all help will be greatly appreciated

 

You've a series five car.

Series five alternator wires connect as shown in the attached jpg.

You described a series four alternator jack.

Somethings amiss.

 

i do belive the po say he swapped it out with an s4 alt but regardless how can i hook this alt up to work? what is the difference between the 2?

 

btw it is a series 5 car

 

The wire that is White with a Black stripe, goes to the vertical.

The wire that is White/Blue ain't a gonna get used at all.

Run a NEW wire from a source of switched power. Switched power being power that comes and goes with the ignition switch.

There is a GREEN six socket connector near the LEAD coil assy. It has a black/white wire in it. That is a switched source of power. Run a new wire from there to the horizonal post in the alternator jack.

The White/Blue wire that your not to use, has voltage on it alllllll daaaaay loooooong. Not to be used on a series four alternator. Done.

 

ty just the info i needed can any one chime in and confirm this info before i go and hook this bitc* up???

 

ok so i am wiring up my s5 alternator to a s5 harness in an s4 car so in the first attached pic the wire that goes into the dash out of the s5 alternator is that switched power or does it just go to the volt meter?

 

CONFIRMATION???????????? BAH. GO READ THE DAMN FSM. Well, what do you expect from someone putting a series four alt in a series five car. Not smart.

 

Ya I cant even get enough voltage from my S5. Every time i hit the brakes my tach lights dim even when my alt is pushin 14.42 volts

 

well ty HAILERS! I am NOT trying to question your knowledge, i only asked for confirmation from someone else because i obviously havn't the slightest clue about this little problem. The PO also didnt and when i got the car it had both hooked up to the s4 alt. So my next ? is if this alt was hooked up wrong what would it fry??? just a fuse or something more major? Your help is greatly appreciated.