ignition

Hi everyone, Ive been to look at a 2002 mk3 ibiza cupra and noticed that there was a buzzing noise near the driver side headlight light.This is running all the time even when the ignition is off. May be coming from some sort of small motor/water pump. Can anyone help? is this normal? Also can...

hi all im haveing a problem with my 99 v5 150 toledo agz engine,the car feels like its running on 3-4 cyls only,it happened a few weeks ago but only for an hourish then went ok,then on sunday the problem started again but this time has not gone away,i took it to my mate who tested my leads and i...

Hello there. corbys still misfiring, changed plugs, leads, dizzy and rotor arm..its still burning quite rich and running slugish. The car is also cammed but ive heard cams have problems with lamba sensors sometimes as they seem to act against eachother. so i dont know if that could be it...

Hello, my Leon has an ignition problem which is driving me mad and i'm hoping someone has the answer. Every now and then when the car is started, the starter motor turns and the engine fires but chugs away on what sounds like a single cylinder. During this time, the battery and engine light...

Hello everybody. I got a seat toledo from 1994. And now i need a new ignition switch. So i'm just wondering what kind of ignition switch it is in my car. And how do i replace it. Thanks / Simon

Hiya, Can anyone help me on this? Quite often when I turn the key to start the engine, everything disappears from the dashboard display and the starter motor doesn't even seem to be alive. So basically I can't start the car. As the battery would be flat, but it's a new one and the...

Hi all, Been reading all the posts for a while now and decided to take the plunge and join proper like :p Especially as i need you advice ;) Just bought a 51 plate v5 but polution like on constantly. Independent garage ( with half price diagnostics :) ) have issue as corroded coil pack...

Hey guys... I find that when I start my car sometimes - it doesn't start. It's not a case of the starter motor just ticking and trying to start the engine ... it's more towards a noise. Sounds like the starter motor but doesnt do anything else. It always starts then the 2nd time around when I...

Afternoon all, Does anyone know of somewhere I can buy one (preferably 5) ignition coils for a v5 engine? My garage can't find any and apparently they're on back-order from VAG since February :( They seem to be rarer than hen's teeth. Any help would be really appreciated! Cheers -D

Anyone managed so that the radio switches off on ignition?... I'm sure quite a few of you have, can you please tell me how? Thanks again! :)

Hi! My car is making some funny stuff! It pulls back the ignition! Measure block 020 says around +-3 knocks across the cylinders! Both at Revo B7/T4, B6/T4 also happened when I lowered the boost to B3/T4! Have a new HKS Reloaded filter waiting to get mountet, as I think my 20-25.000 km...

hey guys can anyone tell me if the warning buzzer that comes on when you leave the key turnned on in the ignition be turned off. its really annoying when you get out of the car with the engine running to open the gate etc. wouldnt be so bad if it just came on whenthe engine was off or something...

Hi chaps, Been a long time since I posted on here. Bought a new car and been playing with that for a while now. My brother in law drives my old LCR as I couldn't really get round to selling it and the dealer was offering me stupid money for it.... Anyhow, been driving the LCR for about 2...

i cant somtimes get my key out of the ignition unless i start the engine again and then switch off. its a 2006 leon 2.0 tdi sport 6 speed tiptronic. it has to be in park to let the key out, also the green light comes on when my foot is not on the brake so that works ok. the remote works fine...

Hi all, As in the title, i get three beeps from the dash every time i start the ignition. Is this normal or is it an indecator of something? its been like it since i bought the car. thanks, Gaz

hi, ive only had my LCR for a few weeks now, i just have a question about the EPC and diagnosis lights as they come on and stay on until i start the engine and then go away, the engine seems to run fine. i was just wondering if this is normal? thanks

Evening All :D my ignition key is flashing constantly,is this a dying battery warning?? reason i ask is all fine earlier,left house,popped the central locking using the fob,stuck key in ignition and noticed it had started flashing constantly and still is 5hrs later. now central locking won't...

just putting my parrot car kit in my altea instead of it been in the astra but i need to route the kit into an ignition wire i was just wondering which is the best one to use the blue box it behind the glove box is ther one i could tap into there ? any help would be very much appreciated.

Hiya I'm new to the forum as I can't get my new Ibiza Cupra started, so thought I would try on here before getting it towed to the garage.... Key turns in the ignition no problem and switches on lights etc but there is no spark to the engine it won't turn over at all. At first the engine did...

Hey guys having a nightmare trying to set the ignition timing up on my ibiza (spec as in title). Got number 1 cylinder at tdc and fitted the distributor so number one on the dizzy cap is slightly in front of the rotor arm. Can't find where the timing mark is to set it up through with a timing...