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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: daz123 on 30 September 2006, 22:10
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car keeps cutting out after ten minutes can be driven again ? any ideas peeps
going to change the ecu relay 42 ? , if that don't cure i think a coil , can anyone shed any light
apart from that the car is great
vw want shoeing for this as i don't fancy it going work at motorway speeds :cry:
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Replace fuel pump relay number 167 and ecu relay, number 30.
Stu
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:cry:replaced both relays but it cut out today , so i bit the bullet and ordered some software and a cable for laptop so i can drive around with it plugged in waiting for the fault to show up
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If there is a fault condition , it will show up when you read the codes , even if it is interrmittent.
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I know I keep posting about these, I make no gain other than trying to save people money, but if you just want to read/erase codes try one of these off ebay for a grand total of £25 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GS100-OBD-2-CHECK-ENGINE-SCANNER-CODE-READER-EOBD-OBD2_W0QQitemZ330035819118QQihZ014QQcategoryZ30921QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. I got one about 2 months back and it has already paid for itself.
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I know I keep posting about these, I make no gain other than trying to save people money, but if you just want to read/erase codes try one of these off ebay for a grand total of £25 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GS100-OBD-2-CHECK-ENGINE-SCANNER-CODE-READER-EOBD-OBD2_W0QQitemZ330035819118QQihZ014QQcategoryZ30921QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. I got one about 2 months back and it has already paid for itself.
I've got one of those because I have an ABS issue.. But the stupid fecking thing doesn't want to read my ABS codes (you know how it does 3 sections - engine, airbags, and ABS). Reads/clears Airbag/engine fine, but not ABS. Works ok on my mate's VR6 though, so it's not the unit itself.. :cry:
Quite depressing really. Still, Hopefully mr MOT tester won't notice that the ABS light and the airbag light go out at exactly the same time... ahem. :wink:
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Oh yep, sorry :rolleyes:, I just keep presuming that everybody has later OBD2 cars as that's what mine is :rolleyes:.
I must admit I have used it an older pre '95 car and it didn't read the ABS (but did read engine and SRS). Good point.
I think the abs ecu must have been changed for the OBD2 cars.
How old/what reg is yours?
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Oh yep, sorry :rolleyes:, I just keep presuming that everybody has later OBD2 cars as that's what mine is :rolleyes:.
I must admit I have used it an older pre '95 car and it didn't read the ABS (but did read engine and SRS). Good point.
I think the abs ecu must have been changed for the OBD2 cars.
How old/what reg is yours?
95 M. I obviously just missed it. :sad: Ah well, like I said my ABS light does turn off now, so the system must be working fine..... *whistles innocently*.
In all seriousness, I do intend getting it fixed, and the fact that it's an MOT failure annoys me, since my brakes are otherwise perfectly fine (in fact better than fine - new discs/pads all round in feb/march this year). stupid MOT laws... grumble grumble..
Hard to tell exactly what the system thinks the problem is without being able to read the ABS though. I picked up an ABS pump off Ebay just in case it's that. Supposedly it works, but even if it doesn't it still only cost 99p :grin:
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got the software and cable for 13 quid off ebay its vagcom , just gotta set it up right , cant wait to tap into it and see what it is , its also got revo , and some other system to alter your your ecu settings but i aint gonna go there :laugh:
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have you had chance to try it out? if so is it worth the £Â£??
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not yet had time , but will tomorrow and post results . put on laptop and looks tops , but proof is in the pudding