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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: jigger01 on 16 June 2011, 13:12

Title: cutting out when wet....
Post by: jigger01 on 16 June 2011, 13:12

 :angry: hi guys and girls ... i have a very annoying itch ... no thats not it . lol my mk3 splutters and looses power and eventually dies if i drive through big puddles ( dont say dont do it then .. lol)
it is fine in the rain  heavy or lite . just puddles from what i can see the coil pack is dry when this happens  so dont think thats the problem ... am i wrong ?? i do know it is a total bugger to get started after it stopps .. ANY IDEAS ?? thanks ..

RED  ONES  RULE

Title: Re: cutting out when wet....
Post by: Khare on 16 June 2011, 13:41

Even if the coilpack is dry on the outside it'll probably have lots of moisture on the inside. I used to have starting and running problems at the first sight of rain, checked everything over and over and decided to bite the bullet and buy a brand new coil for £80 (RAC 1 year warranty). It's been perfect in the rain for months now, it's finally an issue I no longer worry about  :smiley:

Check you've got no water inside the distributor cap as well by the way  :smiley:

Title: Re: cutting out when wet....
Post by: nikkiy9 on 16 June 2011, 13:55

i sprayed mine with a silicone spray and put a rubber glove over my dizzy,  runs mint in the wet now and no holding back until warm too

Title: Re: cutting out when wet....
Post by: jonnypolish on 16 June 2011, 17:57

The mrs car used to cut out in the rain!
Changed her coilpack and the issue was resolved :afro:

Title: Re: cutting out when wet....
Post by: javalin on 20 June 2011, 12:50

worth checking crank sensor wiring too - they get brittle and the insulation falls off, its under the oil filter

James