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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: spudboy6 on 25 October 2011, 22:27
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was driving along , in heavy heavy rain . the car gave the impression of running out of fuel .... that juddering then running then cut out then judder and then stopped dead .
i tried to re-start it and the rev's build up slowly and i can smell the fuel .
got out and chacket the dizzy , nice and dry all looks okay , no plugs have fallen off sensors .... nothing obvious . got it back home got a ht lead off . bam , no spark.
fuse's inside the car are all okay but un-sure where the other bay fuse's are on the 1.4 AEX .
so ive got no spark , i replaced the dizzy cap and arm 20K ago because it gave me these problems before but the plug fell out the back of the ignition barrel . but thats okay this time .
has anyone got any experiences or ideas on what this is ?
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Ignition module
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is that also known as the coil pack ? , sorry to sound dim ! ,
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Yes, common fault on Mk3 could be other things but they do go funny real quick when they start to break down.
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have a signal from the sensor on the dizzy , and have 12V at the coil ?:@ ,. still qwont start no spark from the king lead but there is 12V to the coil and an earth , but no trigger to the coil :S
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Replace the coil. Mine did the same and it turned out to be the coil. You can buy a used one for £10-£20 like I did but as with mine it lasted only a handful of months. Eventually I splashed out £80 for a new coilpack from the RAC (but genuine VW) and that included 12 months warranty, been perfect since :smiley:
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Could be crank sensor mine went recently with similar symptoms. Would see if you could borrow a coil first to rule that out tho.
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I had this Monday. Had to get a Taxi to work, but got let off work to go and sort it (boss is awsome!) so went back about 2 hours later, and it started first time. I suspected coil/dizzy/leads and I had spares of all these but obviously were'nt needed. Dont rule out the dizzy just cos it looked dry, and was replaced what is actually quite a while ago now. The slightest bit of moisture inside could have a big effect on its performance. They're less than a tenner anyway, so may well be worth swapping it about to rule it out.
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Coil or leads.
Ive got a few coils if you need one.
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my hat of to you guys ! the coil has bracked on the back against the bulk head despite giving me a reading on the old avo it was naff'ed ! all fixed now thanks guys !
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my hat of to you guys ! the coil has bracked on the back against the bulk head despite giving me a reading on the old avo it was naff'ed ! all fixed now thanks guys !
Your not wrong. That thing is prehistoric! :grin:
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my hat of to you guys ! the coil has bracked on the back against the bulk head despite giving me a reading on the old avo it was naff'ed ! all fixed now thanks guys !
Your not wrong. That thing is prehistoric! :grin:
Nothing wrong with an avo, thats what I use......
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Get with the times fellas! :wink: :grin: