Tandum
03-12-2010, 01:06 AM
The kids Golf has been parked outside for a few weeks, no spark. The coil was ok but I saw no pulse coming from the computer to trigger a spark. I got a KLine cable for it off ebay ($12 delivered), which is a VW type ODB cable so I can talk to the cars computer from the laptop to get a clue as to what's wrong. Sometimes it would start and run just fine but lately it just won't kick :(
First go it says no errors so we turn the key and it starts. :shrug:
Today I try again and it won't start. The PC can't connect to the engine controller anymore, yet the immobiliser computer says invalid response, data wiring error.
I pumped the info into google and it tells me there is a relay suppling juice to the engine computer and the relay maybe suspect. I found the fusebox under the dash and all the relays where halve way out of their sockets. I pushed them all back in and vrooom, away it goes, Magic. Been driving it all night, starting and stopping all over the place and what a great little car it is :D
Took over a month to fix but only cost $12 to get a pointer to fix it and no tow truck. Thanks google, I owe ya one.
First go it says no errors so we turn the key and it starts. :shrug:
Today I try again and it won't start. The PC can't connect to the engine controller anymore, yet the immobiliser computer says invalid response, data wiring error.
I pumped the info into google and it tells me there is a relay suppling juice to the engine computer and the relay maybe suspect. I found the fusebox under the dash and all the relays where halve way out of their sockets. I pushed them all back in and vrooom, away it goes, Magic. Been driving it all night, starting and stopping all over the place and what a great little car it is :D
Took over a month to fix but only cost $12 to get a pointer to fix it and no tow truck. Thanks google, I owe ya one.