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Title: STARTING
Post by: popleyruss on 07 June 2009, 16:06

Hello all i no this has probably been written a few times now but i need a staright answer

ive managed to get myself my first golf gti it a mk 3 gti custom coulor and shes pretty mint im having problems tho i try to start and it wont start i have changed the dizzy cap and rotor arm and no joy

i was looking for problems online and it seems a common fault is the factory alarm and imobaliser ive got a feeling mine is i took the box out behind the glove box and it stops the starter compleatly it wont even turn over

any help would be quality thanks

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: mk2_abf on 07 June 2009, 16:17

listen for your fuel pump primeing when you tun the ignition on

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: popleyruss on 07 June 2009, 16:38

ah quality ill try that tomoro nice one i did take a fuel pipe off and turnt the ignition on and fuel pumpd out so im not sure if it is that

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: mk2_abf on 07 June 2009, 17:19

what engine is it

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: popleyruss on 07 June 2009, 18:46

2 liter 8 valve its in a 1997 r reg car

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: popleyruss on 07 June 2009, 18:49

its got a silver rocker cover sorry mate dont no any engine codes yet im new to vw

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: mk2_abf on 07 June 2009, 18:58

you might want to read up on this topic it will point you in the right direction these are quite prone to just stop running http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2080.0

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: popleyruss on 07 June 2009, 19:05

nice one thanks for finding that

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: popleyruss on 07 June 2009, 19:13

just read about the relay behind the fuse box and i rekon its that i got told by a mate that its that so fingers crossd thanks for ur help

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: popleyruss on 08 June 2009, 19:51

right i have done everything possible now bar change the hall sensor or the imobaliser everything else has been tried and i still cant get no spark time for an alarm specialist

anyone no of any in the hampshire area and who will travel as the car is stuck where it is

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: mk2_abf on 08 June 2009, 20:03

have you changed the coil pack or checked to see if your getting a spark from it

Title: Re: STARTING
Post by: popleyruss on 08 June 2009, 22:11

i changed the coil pack today mate