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Title: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: tinkerbell60 on 28 April 2007, 12:19

Please can anyone help.  My car has been sat on the drive for two weeks, battery now flat.  Had battery on charge overnight and still no use.  Bought new battery.  Car still wont start although it is trying to turn over.  Headlights on and no message on dash to advise of problem.  Also sterio won't switch on.  Is there an immobiliser that cuts in when battery removed and re-connected?  Husband not very happy and threatening to hit it with a hammer.  Please, advice would be very welcome.  Neither of us are car people but need cars for work.  :sad:

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: topher on 28 April 2007, 12:24

is it cranking over well? or is the starter motor struggling?

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: tinkerbell60 on 28 April 2007, 16:51

It is cranking over well. 

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: Rmachines on 02 May 2007, 13:53

"1997 Golf GTI Turbo"    They didnt make a 97 GTI Turbo??  has it had and engine conversion?

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: tinkerbell60 on 04 May 2007, 15:22

sorry, as usual my husband got it wrong.  It is a 1998 and unless someone can come back to me urgently, it is going to be dragged off the drive.

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: topher on 04 May 2007, 15:48

Removing the battery doesn't activate an immobiliser.. and if it was an imobiliser fault you should get the key light on the dash illuminated while cranking.

it's very hard to diagnose without seeing the car but with what you say about the stereo not turning back on, i would guess it to be possibly ECU related. impossible to tell really without plugging it in to a diagnostic machine.

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: tinkerbell60 on 04 May 2007, 15:52

thank you very much.  It looks like dragging it off the drive by a tow truck is the only answer then ouch.... :sad:

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: topher on 04 May 2007, 15:56

if you have something like AA homestart cover, they can come out and use their own diagnostics machine to give you the fault codes. fault codes we can fix :cool:

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: tinkerbell60 on 04 May 2007, 15:59

No.  Sorry not a member of the AA so we are going to have to send it to Bodget and Scarpers (alisa Mike Harper in our village)  :grin:

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: topher on 04 May 2007, 16:05

if he's not a vw specialist (note: specialist, not vw technician :grin: ) or doesn't have the right diagnostics tools i'm not sure how much help he will be, but good luck and report back when you find out what was wrong!

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: tinkerbell60 on 05 May 2007, 10:30

You will be pleased to know that my car is now working  :laugh: it was a fuse that had blown.  it was repaired on my drive so I did not need to drag it off.  The diagnostic machine was plugged in and it showed an electrical fault and it was traced back to a fuse which had blow when my husband had changed the batter.   :smiley:

On another note.  My radio wont work now, any clues????    :huh:

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: giffy1988 on 05 May 2007, 13:29

what kind of radio is it? if its aftermarket have u taken it out and checked the fuse at the back?

Title: Re: 1997 Golf GTI Turbo - Won't Start
Post by: tinkerbell60 on 06 May 2007, 10:59

Not yet but will do.  Hubby thinks it might be this.  Will advise if it is.