Dodgy electrics

[AudiA8Quattro]

water is getting inside from the scuttle tray and dripping on your fan motor. when u wack the fan the bushes make contact and the fan works again.

A good suggestion, water could be getting in there. Is the scuttle intact?

[richandhazel]

I think the continuous running fuel pump is a sign of a cooked ecu 

I hope you are wrong But I do have a spare one so it may not be so bad

[richandhazel]

Ummmmm er folks - this very nice man, repairs aeroplanes for a living!

Fear of flying??


 


And now he's gone on the Stella!

Stop it you..........I can be very professional when I need to be.........but, yes, even I can have problems with these damn cars and why can't I seek advice..........given out plenty afterall

Funny actually, someone down my local mentioned that I was getting very aggressive 'by my standards (as in mr passive)'  lateley..........

I had the nerve to tell someone off for turning off  the skysports when we were all watching it

[dubslug]

careful rich they will have the guys in white coats after u soon

[richandhazel]

water is getting inside from the scuttle tray and dripping on your fan motor. when u wack the fan the bushes make contact and the fan works again.

A good suggestion, water could be getting in there. Is the scuttle intact?

Just realised I haven't replied to this one...........thanks for that, good point, especiallly as it was sat around for a long time. Will check that

[richandhazel]

The resistor for the fan is mounted on the motor housing, easy to change and very cheap.
If you need to swap fuel pump relays then try the one on my vr6, it will be the same.

Corin, are you around tomorrow...........I'll try that

[Organisys]

This is one of those threads where you don't know whether to laugh ir cry !   

[rubjonny]

Ok step one, unplug that resistor thing bolted to the subframe, follow the yellow wires up and you'll find a connector near/under the airbox.  No need for it to pass the MOT and will need to be removed if you ever decide to fit one o' them uprated headlight looms

If you have a Digi MK2 then I think you've fried the ECU, especially if the pump just runs continuously instead of priming.
If its a pre-90 I may have one if you need it but I can't confirm if it works as I nabbed it off a car in the scrappy, you live anywhere near Bracknell?

When you refit the main earth lead, clean both the connector & box with a wire brush till its proper shiny else you'll never get a good contact and just fry the next ECU, and the next, and the next etc

[richandhazel]

Thanks for the offer mate. I do have a spare one somewhere in my collection of spare parts, no doubt its buried in the back of the shed somewhere.
Rik (dubslug) kindly sold me one yesterday along with a multitude of other useful bits and pieces

[richandhazel]

Replacement ECU fitted (dubslugs), car now running Well done and thanks to all those that suggested ECU

Going to rip that old ECU apart and see if there is a fuse or something that might have gone........must be some sort of protection in there, surely?

Now for my next dilhema:-

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=30852.new#new

Any thoughts would really be appreciated as my time is so taken up at the moment