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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: M41K1T on 24 February 2007, 19:57

Title: oh my god
Post by: M41K1T on 24 February 2007, 19:57

My car has started cutting out alot, started her up today running fine for bout 10 mins then just cut off and wouldnt start again, left for bout hour started up again but 5-10 mins later dead again and not starting. please help me

Title: Re: oh my god
Post by: Madone_si on 24 February 2007, 21:25

This sounds like the Fuel Pump relay to me... when the relay goes this happens and the relay heats up alot so be careful when trying to take it out

Title: Re: oh my god
Post by: M41K1T on 26 February 2007, 12:17

is the fuel pump relay where all the other relays are under glove compartment? car is starting to do my nut in as just doesnt want to run, i think the whole relay unit might be nackered as hazerd + blower also not working

Title: Re: oh my god
Post by: Madone_si on 26 February 2007, 21:42

yes the relays are under the dashboard on the passenger side. you want to check if water is not leaking onto the fuse box this is common issues with mk1's

Title: Re: oh my god
Post by: gibby on 27 February 2007, 11:53

More than likely it will be your fuel relay switch getting hot and then melting your fuse box. :shocked: I had a few problems with this and I ultimately put in a new fusebox. You could take out the relay and sandpaper the connections of it and that should help your problem if it's the relay that is your issue.

Title: Re: oh my god
Post by: Stu.750 on 27 February 2007, 12:48

Im breaking a mk1 at the moment if you need any parts  :wink:

Title: Re: oh my god
Post by: M41K1T on 12 March 2007, 14:03

Checked fusebox, has burnt through :cry: are fuseboxes all the same on golfs as found mk1 on A plate at scrappy, can they just be swapped round?

Title: Re: oh my god
Post by: gibby on 13 March 2007, 10:40

I don't think the earlier fuseboxes are the same as the later cabby's but not 100% sure. You can get one from GSF for a can as that's where I got mine, but they're not cheap, about £60 if I remember correctly.

All may not be lost though, how much has it burnt through ? You could pull out your fuel pump relay and sandpaper the connections and pop it back in and it should last a few months, I did that for a while on my old one until I fully replaced the fusebox. I checked the fusebox before I sold it and it had not even started to melt the new one.

Title: Re: oh my god
Post by: M41K1T on 13 March 2007, 17:44

has burnt through quite alot, :cry:, gonna wait for 1 on ebay, in meantime will be checking fuse + relay circuits, if n e 1 has 1 for sale pm me,

Title: Re: oh my god
Post by: rubjonny on 14 March 2007, 12:43

the early mk1 fuseboxes are different to later ones and most cabby ones. However the late MK1 & cabby fusebox is exactly the same as the pre-90 MK2, so easy to find :)