GOLF MK3 GTI EARTH POINTS

[GOLF-MK3-GTI]

HI Everyone,

Would any of you fellow enthusiasts know where all the earth points are for an 8V GTI?,

Recently it has started giving me starting problems, So i have been advised to check the earth points.

Thanks

[Screech16v]

Theres some main ones under the battery tray.

[GOLF-MK3-GTI]

Thanks for the reply,

Any more earth points, Keep them coming. 

[Screech16v]

Theres one off the head to the coil

[jiminbmth]

Wot are the symptoms? might be something else?

[tweed]

Starting cold problems? Starting when hot problems? Does it have problems starting cold and hot?

[GOLF-MK3-GTI]

Hi

when engine is warm, it sometimes refuses to start, until you leave it for a while

I've changed the coil and ecu temp sensor, the last coil I had kept on doing the same thing, so I changed it and 3 weeks later, the problem is back,

However I took it for a spin today and it didn't give me a problem at all, so I think it's intermittent

any help is appreciated

[sharki786]

have you changed the fuel & ecu relays? As i had a simular problem but my car kept cutting out and i think it was the ecu relay. They ment to be warm not hot. Have a search in the mk3 section to see what number relays you need.

Think they only £11 a pop from dealers.

[GOLF-MK3-GTI]

I'll have a look, I have my doubts on the coil, coz the last one I had in was doing the same thing, I put in a new one and it only lasted me 3 weeks before it started giving me staring problems when warm, so I changed it and again 3 weeks later doing the same thing, ohh by the way it a budget make one lol

btw my car does not turn off when being driven or once started

[sharki786]

you need to get a decent or oem eq 1. My coil pack went & i replaced it with a bosch 1 (the original 1 was made by bosch) & its been good for 2-3 yrs now.