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I know this will have been done to death, and yes I have read up on it here and in relation to Mk3 Golfs, but wanted to run past peeps here, cos I really need a quick fix.
Ok, so the car started randomly cutting out.
Replaced coil pack.
Noticed that king lead had come loose and got a bit melty on exhaust manifold. 10 at night and need car in morning, so out with the sparky tape. Car starts fine and survives 30 minute blast down the A19. Assume sorted (until I can replace lead properly)
07:50 - Lose power while joining M1 from A1 on way to Leeds.
10:00 - Finally get parked in Leeds after many many 'lack of runningness' breaks, mainly around Leeds ring and one way. Amazed I didn't get towed some of the places we stopped. Decide King must have conductor breaking down as well as toasty insualtion.
18:00 - Fit replacement HT's and set off home - car feels better than it has for days. Ring mates to brag it's working again.
19:00 - Car gives up again somewhere on the A1 northbound.
22:15 - Finally get back to Teesside. Open beer and log on to Euro car parts...
At this point I'm thinking fuel relay (167? The one on the end) or crank pos sensor. Bro suggests poss of corroded ECU contacts. Don't think choked/sooty TB fits the profile.
I note that after it's been running fine for ages jsut before it goes for the first time, there's a mad ticky noise from the relay board and red lights (oil, stop and charge) blink rapidly (faster than you'd expect and in time with the ticky). Sometimes it survives this for a few minutes, usually it starts feeling rough and then power goes bye-bye.
Once it's done it once it carries on happening more and more frequently until you leave it for hours.
Fuel relay is getting quite warm (have removed it and held it in hand).
Usually (but not always?) car will start nicely if you wait til you hear teh quiet click from teh relay once the power's off. Not sure if when I don't hear it it's due to road noise or sometimes it just doesn't release.
Anyone think I'm missing anything? Rotor arm and dizzy cap look a bit rough, so I'm ordering one of each and a relay from Euro right now. I'd order teh crank sensor too, but can't see it listed. GSF do one but call it a Crank Impulse Sensor. Can't see a way of ordering from them online though, and I'd need to get at least 50 miles to my nearest branch...
Any suggestions not involving petrol cans, rags matches etc welcomed...
I know this will have been done to death, and yes I have read up on it here and in relation to Mk3 Golfs, but wanted to run past peeps here, cos I really need a quick fix.
Ok, so the car started randomly cutting out.
Replaced coil pack.
Noticed that king lead had come loose and got a bit melty on exhaust manifold. 10 at night and need car in morning, so out with the sparky tape. Car starts fine and survives 30 minute blast down the A19. Assume sorted (until I can replace lead properly)
07:50 - Lose power while joining M1 from A1 on way to Leeds.
10:00 - Finally get parked in Leeds after many many 'lack of runningness' breaks, mainly around Leeds ring and one way. Amazed I didn't get towed some of the places we stopped. Decide King must have conductor breaking down as well as toasty insualtion.
18:00 - Fit replacement HT's and set off home - car feels better than it has for days. Ring mates to brag it's working again.
19:00 - Car gives up again somewhere on the A1 northbound.
22:15 - Finally get back to Teesside. Open beer and log on to Euro car parts...
At this point I'm thinking fuel relay (167? The one on the end) or crank pos sensor. Bro suggests poss of corroded ECU contacts. Don't think choked/sooty TB fits the profile.
I note that after it's been running fine for ages jsut before it goes for the first time, there's a mad ticky noise from the relay board and red lights (oil, stop and charge) blink rapidly (faster than you'd expect and in time with the ticky). Sometimes it survives this for a few minutes, usually it starts feeling rough and then power goes bye-bye.
Once it's done it once it carries on happening more and more frequently until you leave it for hours.
Fuel relay is getting quite warm (have removed it and held it in hand).
Usually (but not always?) car will start nicely if you wait til you hear teh quiet click from teh relay once the power's off. Not sure if when I don't hear it it's due to road noise or sometimes it just doesn't release.
Anyone think I'm missing anything? Rotor arm and dizzy cap look a bit rough, so I'm ordering one of each and a relay from Euro right now. I'd order teh crank sensor too, but can't see it listed. GSF do one but call it a Crank Impulse Sensor. Can't see a way of ordering from them online though, and I'd need to get at least 50 miles to my nearest branch...
Any suggestions not involving petrol cans, rags matches etc welcomed...
