my mk3 broke down -lost my spark ): FIXED !

[spudboy6]

was driving along , in heavy heavy rain . the car gave the impression of running out of fuel .... that juddering then running then cut out then judder and then stopped dead .

i tried to re-start it and the rev's build up slowly and i can smell the fuel .

got out and chacket the dizzy , nice and dry all looks okay , no plugs have fallen off sensors .... nothing obvious . got it back home got a ht lead off . bam , no spark.

fuse's inside the car are all okay but un-sure where the other bay fuse's are on the 1.4 AEX .

so ive got no spark , i replaced the dizzy cap and arm 20K ago because it gave me these problems before but the plug fell out the back of the ignition barrel . but thats okay this time .

has anyone got any experiences or ideas on what this is ?

[VW BUSH]

Ignition module

[spudboy6]

is that also known as the coil pack ? , sorry to sound dim ! ,

[VW BUSH]

Yes, common fault on Mk3 could be other things but they do go funny real quick when they start to break down.

[spudboy6]

have a signal from the sensor on the dizzy , and have 12V at the coil ?:@ ,. still qwont start no spark from the king lead but there is 12V to the coil and an earth , but no trigger to the coil :S

[Khare]

Replace the coil. Mine did the same and it turned out to be the coil. You can buy a used one for £10-£20 like I did but as with mine it lasted only a handful of months. Eventually I splashed out £80 for a new coilpack from the RAC (but genuine VW) and that included 12 months warranty, been perfect since 

[kahunajb]

Could be crank sensor mine went recently with similar symptoms. Would see if you could borrow a coil first to rule that out tho.

[Seanl]

I had this Monday. Had to get a Taxi to work, but got let off work to go and sort it (boss is awsome!) so went back about 2 hours later, and it started first time. I suspected coil/dizzy/leads and I had spares of all these but obviously were'nt needed. Dont rule out the dizzy just cos it looked dry, and was replaced what is actually quite a while ago now. The slightest bit of moisture inside could have a big effect on its performance. They're less than a tenner anyway, so may well be worth swapping it about to rule it out.

[madmanmart]

Coil or leads.

Ive got a few coils if you need one.

[spudboy6]

my hat of to you guys ! the coil has bracked on the back against the bulk head despite giving me a reading on the old avo it was naff'ed ! all fixed now thanks guys !