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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: wuzzy on 16 March 2008, 18:35

Title: i,m still at it!
Post by: wuzzy on 16 March 2008, 18:35

hi there yep i said im givin up on this car but its still here so i thought id take it for a run.
everything ok until 2 miles from home dead nothin just died on me so i thought petrol no! so i phoned rac and he thought rotor arm so it was replaced and still no,no spark so any help would be gratefully accepted :smiley: oh if it helps there is positive feed up until the coil and then nothin oh and its a mk2 gti 8v 89er thanx

Title: Re: i,m still at it!
Post by: dan23 on 16 March 2008, 18:37

sounds like a coil pack problem, maybe wrong tho

Title: Re: i,m still at it!
Post by: wuzzy on 16 March 2008, 18:39

ok but the nice man from the rac tried one of his but still no spark i was wondering if maybe my immobiliser was interfering but i have no idea when it comes to elecs :shocked:

Title: Re: i,m still at it!
Post by: wuzzy on 16 March 2008, 18:40

would a new coil solve this????

Title: Re: i,m still at it!
Post by: russ-vdub on 17 March 2008, 13:13

worth a try, if you are gettin power to the coil then nothing out of it, it has to be that component

Title: Re: i,m still at it!
Post by: Diamond Hell on 17 March 2008, 13:57

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ok but the nice man from the rac tried one of his

So it's not the coil.

Check your earths, both the one off the rocker cover and also the main earth back to the battery.