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Offline carl

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Re: engine cut out at 100 mph in my R reg 16valve
« Reply #10 on: 07 April 2006, 19:04 »
i would try the relay first as its a common fault and its only £10,
then try coil after as its a bit more expensive,
or have the car plugged in and see what faults come up.
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Offline yellowgti

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Re: engine cut out at 100 mph in my R reg 16valve
« Reply #11 on: 09 April 2006, 08:04 »
jesus christ, mine did my head in when it was cutting out at every junction or werever it wanted to at whatever speed so i took all the hoses and breathers off entirely cleaned them out (took 3 hours) all the pipes were blocked and choking the car up, bought new plugs and its been mint since not 1 problem at all!,

just a thought because everyone has had the cutting out problem theres a big thread in the mk3 forum (sticky at the top i think) take a look :smiley:
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Offline majic mk3

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Re: engine cut out at 100 mph in my R reg 16valve
« Reply #12 on: 09 April 2006, 10:13 »
Another thought is that it may be the crankshaft impulse sensor, this went on mine couple of months back - the car kept randomly cutting out whilst driving and when it did, i heard some clicking behind the dash (relay's i think...)

The only thing is, it's very expensive! VW want around £150 but i got mine from GSF for about £78. I had the VAGCom on it to find out what it is...
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Offline Nick16valve97

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Re: engine cut out at 100 mph in my R reg 16valve
« Reply #13 on: 10 April 2006, 11:31 »
oh no!!! - wasn't relay no 30... replaced.... perfect for 180 miles then yup you guessed it - cut out then oil light came on - it's going back to the place I bought it tomorrow with a list of things that it could be... including crank sensor, cleaning breathers etc... thanks for the info guys this site is excellent.
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