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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Seth on 27 February 2010, 14:39

Title: NEED URGENT HELP!!!!
Post by: Seth on 27 February 2010, 14:39

Went to start the car this morning(mk3 8 valve gti on a '95) and it started only to die immediately I tied two or three times with the same result I then noticed none of the clocks or guages were showing a reeding no lights nothing!, couldnt hear the fuel pump primeing or anything, I then checked the fuse board all ok, I then just by chance moved one of the relays!  and the clocks come back on and the car started and run fine so I set off for a little drive. About 100m down the road the clocks died again but the car was still running so I wiggled the relays again and the clocks came back on for another few hundred meters then went off again so I turned round and got the car back home turned the ignition off and tried to start it again and it died again this time wiggling the relays did nothing :undecided:

So my question is, is it a faulty relay if so which one?(relay number and possition) or is it something else?

Please help me somebody its doin ma head in :cry:

Title: Re: NEED URGENT HELP!!!!
Post by: Seth on 27 February 2010, 15:55

bump

Title: Re: NEED URGENT HELP!!!!
Post by: flexiblefish98 on 27 February 2010, 16:05

Hey there,
Not sure, but first place to try is ECU 30 relay, top row third from right. Try this link http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=74087.msg592367#msg592367
it tells you what all the fuses/relays do!
ECU is only £12 from VW so might be worth a change.  :smiley:

Title: Re: NEED URGENT HELP!!!!
Post by: Seth on 27 February 2010, 16:37

thought maybe that was the problem

Title: Re: NEED URGENT HELP!!!!
Post by: flexiblefish98 on 27 February 2010, 17:12

Let us know how you get on!