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General => The garage => Topic started by: popleyruss on 25 October 2009, 20:51

Title: dash electrics
Post by: popleyruss on 25 October 2009, 20:51

another poxy electrical problem for me mk3

the clock wont stay set after i turn the ignition off any ideas i no its petty

Title: Re: dash electrics
Post by: rubjonny on 26 October 2009, 09:51

does it loose time, 9or just switch off completly?

Title: Re: dash electrics
Post by: popleyruss on 26 October 2009, 10:23

Just loses the time

Title: Re: dash electrics
Post by: rubjonny on 26 October 2009, 11:12

i had this on a sh!troen ax, turned out the battery was duff.

fact the display stays on suggests that the wiring is fine, if not it would go out when ign off

Title: Re: dash electrics
Post by: popleyruss on 26 October 2009, 11:32

It looks like a new battery I could be wrong tho it starts everytime and everything seems to work and light up pain in the ass setting the clock everytime I put the ignition on

Title: Re: dash electrics
Post by: rubjonny on 26 October 2009, 13:15

yeah it was weird, for the 1st few months we had it the car always cranked over fine, and nothing else failed to work. This is why at first i couldnt figure out why the clock was loosing time. i even swapped the clock for another in and it was the same.
eventually though the car started to need a jump start in the mornings, so we put a new battery in.  This solved the starting problems and as an added bonus the clock was fixed too!

Title: Re: dash electrics
Post by: popleyruss on 26 October 2009, 13:20

Ahh all good

Great tho could of done without that exspense haha don't think vr6 batterys are cheap

Title: Re: dash electrics
Post by: rubjonny on 26 October 2009, 14:38

do you know anyone who has a battery you could borrow?  all you want to do is have it sat there overnight so you can check in the morning if the time has been lost. if its just the same with another battery then its something else, if the time is ok you know it is your battery. if that makes sence :)

Title: Re: dash electrics
Post by: popleyruss on 26 October 2009, 14:58

Perfect sense mate nice one ill have to try it at the weekend cheers for the help