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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / November 2008Mk2 Golf not running
90 1.8 8v 150,000 miles- It stopped running while I was accelerating. Now it won't start. Previously, it had been stalling frequently at stops. Now I get a spark but no start. Please help! Thanks... > 90 1.8 8v 150,000 miles- > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Please help! Thanks... Does the fuel pump run for a second or two when you turn the ignition on? If not, check fuel pump, fuel pump relay, fuse, wiring. Does it have a fuel inertia cut-off switch? If so that may have tripped. >> 90 1.8 8v 150,000 miles- >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Does it have a fuel inertia cut-off switch? If so that may have tripped. Quite possibly one of the ones with two fuel pumps. A lift pump in the tank and a high pressure one out of the tank. Check you can hear the 'bzzzt' of them priming when you turn the ignition on.  SignaturePete M - OMF#9 BMW 325i SE Touring Range Rover V8 Turbo Renault 30 TX Auto "Wait! We can't stop here, this is Bat Country" > 90 1.8 8v 150,000 miles- > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Now I get a spark but no start. Check the vacuum hoses. My 8v split the 1" one under the black plastic filter doodar on top of the cam cover [1], the original lasted 15 years, the dealer replacements lasted about 12 months a shot, so I had a handful in the glovebox as they were £2 each. Never got so bad that it wouldn't start though. The only thing that stopped mine starting was the hall sender on the distrubutor. [1] Sorry sure you know what I mean, but can never remember what they are called. SignatureJon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs. I know what you mean about the filter on top of the cam cover- I've had a similar experience. I'm not sure what you mean about the hall sender on the distributor. Can you elaborate on that? Thanks! > I know what you mean about the filter on top of the cam cover- I've > had a similar experience. > > I'm not sure what you mean about the hall sender on the distributor. > Can you elaborate on that? There's a wiring loom into the side of the dizzy, that's the hall sender. Can't really ellaborate further than that, but when mine cut out & wouldn't start, the AA diagnosed it as that [1], confirmed the following day by the local garage, and fixed with a new dizzy. Fuel pumps mine still ran with the lift pump out but you could hear the main pump struggling, so I quickly turned round & headed home. The lift pumps were around £20, the main pumps £100. [1] It's a multimeter test job but I'm afraid I don't have a clue. SignatureJon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs. >> I know what you mean about the filter on top of the cam cover- I've >> had a similar experience. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > [1] It's a multimeter test job but I'm afraid I don't have a clue. It's a 3 pin connector on the dizzy as Jon describes. This is all IIRC, so if anyone can correct me, go ahead. With the plug connected, and the ignition on, one pin is earth, one is +5v, and the other (middle one?) should pulse if the engine is turning, twice? for each turn of the engine. |
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