help! me cars dead :(

[Overseer]

was startign to fit my smoked fogs/indicators

took em off to discover i need a different connector from the car to lights (like black gti had mentioned before one time..)

so put it all back together was gonna head off to the stealership.. and .. . nothing... car wont got.. all dash electrics light up, when i try to start the car i hear a 'click' from under the bonnet.

only thing really is that was parked on a slope front end higher than back

hard to move it on my own.. guess its the starter.. dad'll be here in 2 hrs

[Overseer]

we managed to start it by pushing and jumping in and putting in gear.. but it still does the same once stopped.
did that 3 times to be sure.

gonna do that mon morning to get it going and take it to the stealership next to work and dump it there

[Overseer]

car now has an appt. with dr. vw  for monday after next.. could be done early this week though (guy said its very likely) as I'm dropping it off monday morn (as thats the only time my push-start assistant is around)

could be car-less for a week

[Overseer]

^ might not come to that.. dad had a look this morning, and he's managed to start it by using a jump lead from the battery, so there might be a loose connection, am investigating.

investigated... looks like there is definitely a dodgy connection between the battery and the soleniod. have to go out for dinner now, will take it all off, clean it up and check it out later.

[golfvr6]

Could be corrosion on the points, sand them down, and reconnect.

[Overseer]

yeah the solenoid end looks pretty bad.


back in a few hours.. shame i cant drink so much now.. lol

[Overseer]

got it all off.. 30 mins of scrubbin with a wire brush and sanpaper made it all shiny again. give all contact points a good clean, and soaked the lot in wd40.

car works a treat now