1997 Volkswagen Polo car dont start atall
Year: 1997
Variant: 1.0
Categories:
Electrics, ECU, Warnings & Lights
noticed one morning when i started my car as normal that the sterio was off so i thought id just turn it off and re start it as i went to do this the car did nothing didnt atept to turn over ot anythink
so thought maybe battery or starter motor got a new battery on ther got my starter off and checked and thats perfect but still no go tried cleaning the contacts and still nothing can any1 help me or advise me on wat to do asap please (i miss my car )
so thought maybe battery or starter motor got a new battery on ther got my starter off and checked and thats perfect but still no go tried cleaning the contacts and still nothing can any1 help me or advise me on wat to do asap please (i miss my car )
Posted: Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
Are you getting power to battery ? did you test starter when you had it out? ,checked earth strap on engine / gearbox ?
Posted Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
the starters fine got my brother in law to test the the power to the battery and thats fine his geting some1 to check it with a volt metre or somethink i can get my lights workin all my dash just no power to the ignition to get it to attempt to turn over its realy bizzare when i turn the key in the ignition with my lights on the front lights go dim any ideas ?
Posted Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
That sounds like a flat battery , have you checked the battery you got ?
Posted Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
tried the starter when had it out and it was fine as i say it bizzare i fink the fault must be realy small so i dont think a diagnostic would even pick it up and as far as i knw the earths were checked its bizzare realy a right brain teaser so if you love a challenge haha
Posted Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
yeah checked and tested its brand new
Posted Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
Try a jump start .
Posted Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
tried it still no joy it will only start when you bump it told you its a hard one haha
Posted Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
Could be ignition switch knackered , but rather than keep on guessing , you will have to start from scratch and trace through for faults in ignition / starter cicuit .If you dont know how to check it out or dont have a meter , get an auto electrician to test the circuit .Simple to test if you know what your doing .
Posted Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
thanks been a massive help got one coming out tomorow cheers mate
Posted Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
Hope it's something simple , all the best .
Posted Jan 28, 2011 (13 years ago)
perry19
"tried it still no joy it will only start when you bump it told you its a hard one haha"
check you are getting live to the solenoid and that you are getting a live on the trigger wire when you crank ignition,if not then trace wiring back to the ignition switch,check all fuses,relays etc,consult a wiring diagram if possible
"tried it still no joy it will only start when you bump it told you its a hard one haha"
check you are getting live to the solenoid and that you are getting a live on the trigger wire when you crank ignition,if not then trace wiring back to the ignition switch,check all fuses,relays etc,consult a wiring diagram if possible
Posted Jan 29, 2011 (13 years ago)
As your last post , leave it to your auto electrician who is coming to check out car .He will know the sequence for tracing this fault i.e ignition switch already suggested etc.etc.
Posted Jan 29, 2011 (13 years ago)
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