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Offline littleboyred

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still got problems!!!!!!!
« on: 01 September 2009, 00:39 »
after two weeks of trying i still cant get the b!tch runnin. problem started with a missfire , was goin through the usual check of swappin the coil packs and narrowed it down to cyl 3, or ignition amplifier, lovely. next thing i know the car wont even turn over, the fuel pump relay under the dash keeps freakin out every time i turn ignition on or off sometimes the only way i can stop it is by pullin it out, (relay that is),when you push it back in its fine ,until i try to start again. i,ve changed the battery, and ad a multimeter on the starter, 12v fine, solenoid,12v fine, fuses on top of battery are fine, i,ve even taken the starter off and put jump leads in the back of it, solenoid pops out as normal and the starter turns. the only thing i could think of is the actual ignition switch on the column. now and again the starter will click but not every time, it,ll start of a bump but not off the key, next thing to do................gallon of petrol and a swan vesta.!
oh and when it does start off a bump the relay shuts up. golf 4 1.8turbo agu engine.
« Last Edit: 01 September 2009, 00:43 by littleboyred »
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Offline topher

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Re: still got problems!!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 01 September 2009, 00:46 »
i remember you saying you were going to try a new fuel pump relay, so is the new one behaving the same?

any fault codes? could be an ecu problem.

Offline wayne_gtiT

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Re: still got problems!!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: 01 September 2009, 00:46 »
try using a bit of wire put it on the possi on battery the touch the solenoid conector if it doesnt turn your engine over its the starter or solenoid thats faulty

Offline littleboyred

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Re: still got problems!!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 01 September 2009, 10:19 »
yea i,ve swapped therelay with my mates whos got a 2.0 gti mk4 standard, tried mine in his and its fine, also as i said off the car the starter seems to be ok, only when its on the car i got the problems. could it be when its under load ie turning the flywheel it may not be up to scratch?
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Offline littleboyred

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Re: still got problems!!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 01 September 2009, 17:15 »
auto electrician has just left. it was the earth strap goin to the gearbox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  i had already checked this 3 times, but it seems that the bolt it attaches to wasnt good just cleaned it up, good to go. thaanks for the suggestions though.
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