Capacitor rating (the one that attaches to the slave cylinder)
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Originally posted by WAYNE88N/A
J-Rat, with the wire broke, or you getting any more radio noise? Or ignition problems?
J-Rat, with the wire broke, or you getting any more radio noise? Or ignition problems?
If I can replace it, I can make an assesment of any differences in driveability.
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It's much better to have the wire broken than to have it short out, that would cause a whole set of wierd problems; that cap ties into the main relay,coils, & injectors per the FSM wiring manual
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Umm theres like two different caps I think you'll find, one that J-Rat is talking about that bolts to the slave cyl, and one that bolts to the chasis, near the coils, they are two different circuits, the one that bolts to the salve cyl no doubt has alot to do with the oil pressure sensor, since it runs in parralell to it, the other is _probably_ there to supply a more consistant voltage to the coils.
f it makes any difference, my is broken and my oil pressuse gauge works. i donno if it's a s5 thing, because my friends is broken and his oil pressure is negative 
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Originally posted by J-Rat
Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldnt caps at least test resistance as they are charging?
Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldnt caps at least test resistance as they are charging?
only AC goes through it.
the ohms being proportional to the AC freq.
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Originally posted by White_FC
Umm theres like two different caps I think you'll find, one that J-Rat is talking about that bolts to the slave cyl, and one that bolts to the chasis, near the coils, they are two different circuits, the one that bolts to the salve cyl no doubt has alot to do with the oil pressure sensor, since it runs in parralell to it, the other is _probably_ there to supply a more consistant voltage to the coils.
Umm theres like two different caps I think you'll find, one that J-Rat is talking about that bolts to the slave cyl, and one that bolts to the chasis, near the coils, they are two different circuits, the one that bolts to the salve cyl no doubt has alot to do with the oil pressure sensor, since it runs in parralell to it, the other is _probably_ there to supply a more consistant voltage to the coils.
I've heard that the one near the trailings coils is to supress noise from the switching between the T1 and T2 coils.
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You're looking for a 0.47uF 250V polar cap? http://www.digikey.com. Also Rat (radio) Shack, any local electronics store, old TVs, etc. But any value that is approximate will work fine.
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Originally posted by J-Rat
Next dumb question. Anyone source these?
Next dumb question. Anyone source these?
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If you're trying to test a cap, you should be able to see it discharge with the voltmeter.
The Haynes manual calls these 'Condensors', and like some have already said, they're to reduce noise in electrical systems. I think the one on the ignition coils is to reduce noise to the tach, and the one on the oil pressure sending unit for the oil pressure guage. When I got my FC, the oil guage condensor was just kind of hanging out in the engine bay, attached to nothing. I didn't know where it was supposed to ground to, so I bolted it to the firewall When I replaced my clutch slave cylinder, I tried to move it, and broke the wire. It didn't make a damn bit of difference 
The Haynes manual calls these 'Condensors', and like some have already said, they're to reduce noise in electrical systems. I think the one on the ignition coils is to reduce noise to the tach, and the one on the oil pressure sending unit for the oil pressure guage. When I got my FC, the oil guage condensor was just kind of hanging out in the engine bay, attached to nothing. I didn't know where it was supposed to ground to, so I bolted it to the firewall
When I replaced my clutch slave cylinder, I tried to move it, and broke the wire. It didn't make a damn bit of difference
I've got an s4 T2, and the capacitor thing broke for my stock oil pressure gauge but I don't have the stock oil pressure gauge even hooked up. Now my stock gauge just maxes out when I turn on the car. Weird.
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It is burning up your gauge the longer it is at full travel
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