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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: nrs1 on 30 March 2004, 13:10

Title: To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: nrs1 on 30 March 2004, 13:10
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To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Join the AA I spent ?600 on a full cam belt service from my local VW main dealer
Told them about the cutting out and they could not find a thing wrong with it.
Packed in last week called the AA out was not getting enough voltage to the coil.
Suspect immobiliser
? 40 a year well spent.
Car running fine for a week like having a new car.

Nrs1
 ;D
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: Wannabe024 on 30 March 2004, 13:20
I keep getting an intermittent fault code on mine..."engine start blocked by immobiliser."

This randomly happens while trying to start (obviously) and often doesn't rear its ugly head for weeks at a time.

Maybe the VW immobiliser starts to go senile after a certain age!

I'm thinking about disconnecting the VW immobiliser.
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: Pimpster on 30 March 2004, 16:22
?600 for a full cambelt service :o :o :o :o :o :o

I spent ?200 on a full service and cambelt change from my specialist. Even the local main stealer quoted ?350.

Could get a whole new (recon ;) ) engine for that.....
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: Overseer on 30 March 2004, 17:52
i paid 270 for cambelt and all v-belts from main dealer in oct last year
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: Scott on 30 March 2004, 19:13
OK, so how easy is it to disconnect the vw immobiliser then? What wire can I hack at with an axe? (things are getting bad with the cutting out now)....
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: Overseer on 30 March 2004, 21:01

does your insurance require you to have one on an 8v? (i have to for the valver). if so you dont have have an aftermarket alarm already you might need one.

whichever way, your best bet if not doing it yourself is an alarm specialist.
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: nrs1 on 31 March 2004, 08:03
Had to take it to a local electrical repair garage.
And insurance is ok CAT 1 alarm fitted.
Don?t get me started on insurance. :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: Scott on 31 March 2004, 10:30
How much did it cost you to have the immobiliser disconected - seriously thinking about having it done, know anyone good in Cardiff area???
I have an autowatch Cat2 immobiliser too, so no worries with insurance or security in that respect.
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: Overseer on 31 March 2004, 10:37
if its just disconnection it'd be at their hourly labour cost.. so under 50 quid easily.. maybe as low as 30/35
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: gti_taff on 31 March 2004, 22:41
About 18 months ago when i first bought my mk3, it started randomly cutting out on the move. I took it to the dealer who said I had to have a new immobiliser fitted. My dad said this was crap, so I went down to the local specialist who said it was the ignition barrel. I got the barrel changed and have had no cutting out since!
Mine is a '97 gti 8v with 67K on the clock.
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: richellis on 01 April 2004, 13:27
tried every thin on mine, was the coil.  sorted! then the relay packed in about 3 weeks l8er, now its the imobiliser! Can you have em disconected or can you get a new one form VW?
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: Overseer on 01 April 2004, 13:49
^ thats interesting, because mine was like that, then the coil actually went.

now i've got a new one i'll see if my troubles have packed up their bags too.
Title: Re:To every one with a mark 3 that cuts out.
Post by: nrs1 on 02 April 2004, 08:00
Talking to my local friendly electrician and he told me if the thin starts cutting out check to see if the coil is getting enough volts (12.4v is about right).
It?s not always the coil that is faulty but the wiring.
He also told me that the fuse box on golf?s seem to go a lot so pray that dose not go as that gets expensive.
?52 to sort out the immobilizer still running fine.

 ;D ;D ;D ;)