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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: walchy01 on 26 September 2010, 17:56
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As you can see from the picture there is 2 lights on constantly evenness when no keys are in the ignition...
1. Why is this???
2. Will the 2 lights drain my battery for the morning drive???
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af253/Walchy01/197a3a9e.jpg)
Thanks for any advice offered :wink:
Walchy
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Sorry forgot to also mention that rev counter has also stopped working at the same time, is this linked???
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Becareful if you have a faulty ignition switch it can damage the starter motor!
My money is the clocks itself.... only way to know for sure is to take clocks out mate and trace the voltage from where its being supplied! Or look for burnt circuits on the back thats a sure sign its fuggered!
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Easy way to tell if it is the ignition switch is to remove the steering wheel bottom cowling, and pull the plug out the back of the ign switch.
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Will the lights flatten the battery??
Can I cause any damage by driving it about???
Thanks
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Will the lights flatten the battery??
Can I cause any damage by driving it about???
Thanks
Seriously, its two philips screws to remove. Just pull off the cowling and pull the plug from the switch - it will take 4 minutes literally. If the switch is knackered, there is much more to be worried about than just a flat battery.
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No idea why but i have had this when the battery was dying and i tried to start.The lights would stay on and rev counter would go funny even when it was jumpstarted and i was driving it home.
I just disconnected battery and reconnected. No idea why it does this though.
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Will the lights flatten the battery??
Can I cause any damage by driving it about???
Thanks
Seriously, its two philips screws to remove. Just pull off the cowling and pull the plug from the switch - it will take 4 minutes literally. If the switch is knackered, there is much more to be worried about than just a flat battery.
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Taken plastic cover off from under steering wheel, what swithch am I looking for please??
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See the thing that looks like a slot that you put the car-make-open-and-car-make-go'er-rer ...
(http://www.jclusa.com/upfiles/JCL-MP150A-feature-Ignition-switch-lock.jpg)
(http://www.jclusa.com/upfiles/JCL-MP250B-feature-Ignition-switch-lock.jpg)
(http://www.cdxetextbook.com/images/igswitch_01.jpg)
The plug goes in the back of it ...
(http://www.techguys.ca/howto/images/ignition_wires.jpg)
(http://www.cool-smileys.com/images/2091.gif)
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Its usually white attched to the ignition barrel and has a black four pin Jack plugged on to it (I think)
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Disconected battery and then re connected lights gone off and rev counter now works....
Is this an early heads up for a new starter motor due anytime or something else????
Thanks
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Having a problem with my car turning over, has new battery on, what it does is this, turn the key does not even turnover the engine no nothing, then other occasions turns really really slowly like you've got a flat battery and then starts out the blue, anyone got any ideas, could it be the starter motor on it's way out or possibly a bad connection on the starter motor??? Any ideas welcome..... Thank you
Any I
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Sounds like the starter motor to me. To eliminate a problem with the ignition switch, touch a wire from the + of the battery to the solenoid of the starter motor (should be a single blue wire going to it) if it still doesn't turn over then its not the switch. Ben
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Sounds like the same problem i had,it was the starter and when i tried to start the ignition lights would stay on,even if i got it running.
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Thanks guys, think I will get the starter motor reconditioned first and take from there.
Will post update once completed....
Thank you
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Having a problem with my car turning over, has new battery on, what it does is this, turn the key does not even turnover the engine no nothing, then other occasions turns really really slowly like you've got a flat battery and then starts out the blue, anyone got any ideas, could it be the starter motor on it's way out or possibly a bad connection on the starter motor??? Any ideas welcome..... Thank you
Check the start motor brush length, starter armature condition followed by the bell housing bush. If it works periodically, it is likely to be something that can be fixed with a new bell housing bush and a cleanup of the brushes and armature.
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Is this an early heads up for a new starter motor due anytime or something else????
Yes, the ignition switch ... :undecided: