Driving a VW Polo 1.4 Petrol with a 44Ah Battery after Alternator Failure: Tow Truck Needed?

Question

I have a question quite important to me:
Car: VW Polo 1.4 petrol, 44 Ah battery, 4 months old
After the failure, there is no V-belt, and therefore no power steering and no alternator. And here you have to get to the workshop somehow. At this point, the question arises: how long will the car last on the battery alone, I assume driving up to 2000 rpm. And the headlights are on normally.

I'm asking because I don't know if I should take a tow truck.

Regards.

brandy-p · Accepted Answer

if well charged, I think 15-20km. Of course, if you don't get stuck in traffic. Time is more important than distance

shadow0013 · Accepted Answer

In the past, when the belt failed, a woman was undressed from tights and somehow reached the destination without lights. I drove about 40km (there was no own woman at hand, and harassment of random people can be dangerous).

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

You have electricity for 2-3 hours of driving.

alpha01 · Answer

Gentlemen, what is the discussion about. I've already seen the effects of such a ride. The pillow drivers give the body first.

bandzior2 · Answer

You won't get much on it, but you can get there

paelek · Answer

I had a similar case, the electricity was enough for less than 40 km. but without the lights it will definitely go half way further.

salmon · Answer

I don't know how in this engine with a cooling pump - belt drive or timing belt?

brandy-p · Answer

And here I agree with my colleague, at the end of such a drive there can be many errors in the drivers.

Nemo · Answer

Thanks all for the replies. And I'm already writing:

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salmon : The water pump on the timing belt, so it shouldn't overheat.

If there are mistakes, it's hard, maybe you can deal with them somehow. I'm sure they'll be fine in the workshop. If only to arrive.

I wonder how much electricity the computers and the ignition consume during operation, because light bulbs are known (all together about 200W, I think).

It's supposed to be close, about 6 km, but it's through the city. Well, let's see if it works. I will write about the effects. Oh, I'll be driving with a voltmeter connected to the cigarette lighter. That way I should probably know how much more the battery can do. I can make it to 10 volts.

Regards.

bandzior2 · Answer

6km, you can only charge the battery with a rectifier before this

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