2003 Seat Ibiza not starting after long lay up
Year: 2003
Variant: 1200
Categories:
Electrics, ECU, Warnings & Lights
1200 3cylinder, car has been ;aid up for 18 months, timing chain had jumped, engine now rebuilt with new chain and tensioner and sprockets, valves all checked and OK, engine refuses to start, codes are, Main power fault and throttle flap not operating, where is main (engine) power relay?
Posted: Mar 15, 2016 (8 years ago)
Its one of the relays in the panel hiding near the VAG COM port.
Posted Mar 15, 2016 (8 years ago)
Possibly grey relay 429 .
Posted Mar 15, 2016 (8 years ago)
429 appears to have 2 possible sources that activate it, 167 below it has just 4 contacts, 2 to activate and 2 about 40amp contacts output, I have tested this one for activation but not that the output contacts pass a current. I will test that tomorrow. thanks for now
Posted Mar 15, 2016 (8 years ago)
429 appears to have 2 possible sources that activate it, 167 below it has just 4 contacts, 2 to activate and 2 about 40amp contacts output, I have tested this one for activation but not that the output contacts pass a current. I will test that tomorrow. thanks for now
Posted Mar 16, 2016 (8 years ago)
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