GTI cutting out, oil light flashes

[flexiblefish98]

  Nice one, glad someones got there 8v back on the road!
I'm still throwing my money at a car that is not working properly, continued issues with poor idle and hesitation on acceleration.
 :embarassed:

[95gti8v]

Had mine put on computor today, crank sensor apparantly, so got new one hopefully fitting tomorrow .....fingers crossed it sorts it 

[chris231280]

Right, done my crank sensor a few weeks back, and the car is still running fine with no cutting out....... Approx £50 from Europarts.

[zdebx]

A massive thread with 36 pages, lol

I've read a few pages, and seem like people do different things to sort this problem:

1. Clean the throttle body
2. Change the ECU relay 165906381
3. Crank sensor

So what would be the first thing to do?

[Adam]

A massive thread with 36 pages, lol

I've read a few pages, and seem like people do different things to sort this problem:

1. Clean the throttle body
2. Change the A4 relay 165906381
3. Crank sensor

So what would be the first thing to do?

Check for split breather pipes
Clean TB
Then replace ECU and Fuel Relay
Crank shaft sensor
 

[flexiblefish98]

Just hoping someone who has had (and solved) the type of cutting out issue I am having is still reading this thread.
Originally my poor idle and hesitation on acceleration issues were solved by soldering two loose wires! (Had replaced ht leads, plugs, coil, CTS. Dizzy cap, rotor arm and battery!)
The issue now is cutting out (no oil light flashing) after 10-15 mins of driving, car just dies like shuting off ignition( happened on last two journeys). Ran car from cold 3 times this weekend, idles fine for 10 mins, car comes up to temp or just below 90 then cuts out! Can't restart immediately, once it cools down restarts fine then stalls at 90.
Car is 95 gti 8 valve.
Have ordered relays 30 and 167 as cheapest fixes first but have been told it could be Hall or Crank position sensors.........is this right or could it be oil temp switch/sensor or more loose wiring problems.
Would really appreciate some help on fix for this specific cutting out as I am now out of money! 
Thanks all, Stewart

[cuzza]

Hi can anyone confirm that this will fit a 98 8v GTI - may be of use to some others if it will as seems cheap

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Crankshaft-position-Sensor-fits-SEAT-IBIZA-Toledo_W0QQitemZ370198703655QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item56318fee27



Thanks

[flexiblefish98]

I emailed the company yesterday with details regarding my 95 plate 8 valve asking whether the sensor will fit direct. Will post when I get a reply.
Stewart

[chris231280]

Just hoping someone who has had (and solved) the type of cutting out issue I am having is still reading this thread.
Originally my poor idle and hesitation on acceleration issues were solved by soldering two loose wires! (Had replaced ht leads, plugs, coil, CTS. Dizzy cap, rotor arm and battery!)
The issue now is cutting out (no oil light flashing) after 10-15 mins of driving, car just dies like shuting off ignition( happened on last two journeys). Ran car from cold 3 times this weekend, idles fine for 10 mins, car comes up to temp or just below 90 then cuts out! Can't restart immediately, once it cools down restarts fine then stalls at 90.
Car is 95 gti 8 valve.
Have ordered relays 30 and 167 as cheapest fixes first but have been told it could be Hall or Crank position sensors.........is this right or could it be oil temp switch/sensor or more loose wiring problems.
Would really appreciate some help on fix for this specific cutting out as I am now out of money! 
Thanks all, Stewart

Dude, i'd get your car hooked up to a scanner. I took mine to my cousins garage, and he plugged his "snap-on" scanner into it, and it came up with the crank sensor fault, changed it - job done. It may cost a couple of quid to do, but at least you can be sure then...

[flexiblefish98]

Hey Chris,
Cheers for the info.
Managed to pull up to the garage yesterday as the car was doing it's cutting out not starting trick. Pure luck really!
As it turned it the the coil was producing no spark to plugs or dizzy!
Bloody thing was only breaking down randomly. Changed coil 5 minute job and £65 later and its all sorted.....well fingers crossed anyway! Done just under 200 mile mixed motorway and b roads and she hasnt missed a beat!