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Urgent! Car wont start Electrical Problems

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:09 pm
by chrisjames
I am in trouble here guys.

I have been cleaning up my bay and I put a resistor on the plug for the evap valve so I could delete the charchol canister. Now my car wont start. I have returned all electrics to stock.

On ignition almost all warning lights come on and there is a loud clicking from the fuse box. Next click and the starter motor moves once and everything goes of lights etc and engine and starter goes dead.

What has happened, have I blown a fuse or done something worse?

Any help appriciated guys.

Re: Urgent! Car wont start Electrical Problems

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:12 pm
by chrisjames
I have a few ideas up my sleve as to what may have caused this and will try to sort this tomorow.

I am no sparkie only a mechanic. :) Thats the problem

Re: Urgent! Car wont start Electrical Problems

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:11 am
by alexperkins
Your battery is flat chris - are the clocks going out aswell when you turn the key? if so its definately flat.

Re: Urgent! Car wont start Electrical Problems

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:13 am
by chrisjames
ha ha thanks Alex. :oops: I did find out that it was partly the problem (car not starting doh) but I seem to have given the car some errors and lights on the dash but nothing I cant sort with VAGCOM.

Next time I am in Poole I am going to try and get along to a TidyVag Meet. Its my round mate :wink:

Re: Urgent! Car wont start Electrical Problems

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:39 pm
by alexperkins
Sounds good mate