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Offline daz123

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car has broke down , help needed
« on: 04 March 2006, 20:16 »
 :cry:car has broke down , mk3 gti 8v engine code agg
cars starts then dies any ideas cause i cant work it out
cheers daz
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Offline monkeyalan

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Re: car has broke down , help needed
« Reply #1 on: 05 March 2006, 16:51 »
 how long does it run for before it conks out?

Haynes says

engins starts but stops immediatley

1 loose/faulty connection in the ignition circuit

2 vacuum leak at the throttle body , inlet manifold and assosiated hoses

3 blocked injector
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Offline daz123

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Re: car has broke down , help needed
« Reply #2 on: 10 March 2006, 13:55 »
 :grin:it fixed , new dizzy cap and rotar arm , jobs a good un
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Re: car has broke down , help needed
« Reply #3 on: 10 March 2006, 20:25 »
Thats two of us then!
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Re: car has broke down , help needed
« Reply #4 on: 10 March 2006, 20:35 »
glad i changed mine when i changed the coil, ht leads and dizzy cap or it'd probably be 3 of us  :laugh:
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Re: car has broke down , help needed
« Reply #5 on: 10 March 2006, 21:57 »
When i first got mine i checked the cap out and found that some tosser had put the cap on at an angle so the rotor arm had almost sliced right through two of the contacts :shocked:  Im suprised it actualy ran!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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