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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: chrisfoxon on 14 May 2006, 19:08

Title: Phantom problem
Post by: chrisfoxon on 14 May 2006, 19:08

Hello,

On Thursday I drove up to London from Brighton and my 96 Mk III 2.0 8v ran fine all the way.  When I got there I stopped the engine and it wouldn't hot start again.  Instead it just made the 'click' noise that you get when the battery is flat.  I got my helpful mate to push my car and bump started it.  Finished my journey and parked up.  I stopped the engine and the starter still wouldn't turn.  The next morning the car started with no problems off the key.  Since then I have cold and hot started it a few times and the problem seems to have dissappeared.

Does anyone know what this might be or had this happen to them as I don't want it to happen again when I haven't got my helpful mate in the car to give me a push! 

Thanks

Title: Re: Phantom problem
Post by: wag,en,volks on 14 May 2006, 23:55

get your starter solenoid checked (if it does it again and your stuck hit the solenoid with something!)

Title: Re: Phantom problem
Post by: Overseer on 17 May 2006, 10:57

yeah.. also check just the quality of the connection to the solenoid.. it can get corroded so bad the connection is intermittent