#16: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: Seabook, Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:42 am ---- check all fuse as well as earth and battery terminal first.
#17: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:44 am ---- If you are checking the fuses, take each one out in turn and check with a continuity tester. Don't rely on just looking at them by eye.
If the ignition switch was faulty then more than likely you wouldn't even get the engine turning over.
Have you checked the battery with a multimeter to make sure that it's hasn't burnt a cell out.
#18: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: GTI_89, Location: NewcastlePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:45 am ---- the battery is fine he checked then when he came out, will check all the fuses though
the wipers etc did start to work, then went VERY slowly like everything was in slow mo
#19: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: Seabook, Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:09 pm ---- what voltage is the battery?
last time AA man check my battery (was 11.9V and he still said is fine)
#20: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: GTI_89, Location: NewcastlePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:14 pm ---- err im not 100% sure lol i didnt get a good look, maybe round the 17 mark :s i know it went up when the ignition went to the first notch
#21: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:28 pm ----
GTI_89 wrote:
err im not 100% sure lol i didnt get a good look, maybe round the 17 mark :s i know it went up when the ignition went to the first notch
17? I think your battery is well and truly goosed if it is showing that voltage.
#22: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: GTI_89, Location: NewcastlePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:37 pm ---- lol if im honest i must of glanced over for half a second so i honestly cudnt say.
if it was that goosed it wudnt of started the car in the first place.
i wudnt care i done a 900mile round trip just the day before with no hicups at all !!!
#23: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:19 pm ---- I have two ecu+bsi sets if you want one
I'll read the thread properly later
#24: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: GTI_89, Location: NewcastlePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:34 pm ----
Lee wrote:
I have two ecu+bsi sets if you want one
I'll read the thread properly later
could you keep a hold of atleast 1 for me mate??
im going to try the ignition switch first see if that solves anything, should be able to have that done in a few days, if it doesnt fix it i will know what the problem is.
#25: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: Will180, Location: NewcastlePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:42 pm ---- where bouts in newcastle are you?
#26: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: pug206lx, Location: Taking a gearbox off somewherePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:57 pm ---- my first guess would be gearbox earth.
Ive seen a 206 with a battery on it in a scrappy with no windscreen and all the electrics wet doing all these random relay clicks and not much else working. maybe water seeing as its raining?
#27: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: GTI_89, Location: NewcastlePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:05 pm ----
Will180 wrote:
where bouts in newcastle are you?
im in gateshead @ lobley hill.
just had my next door neighber round who is a mechanic and he doesnt think its the ignition switch OR the ECU as its cranking perfectly fine and the fact that its smoking from behind the wheel is basically leading us to the source/start or the problem.
he thinks it will either be the chip reader or the err oh what was it... the ring for the airbag or somthing?? we going to strip it down tomorow and find exactly where the smoke is coming from.
tried it again there and it smoked again, with the key on the 1st notch (battery light on) when you turn the sidelights on it just about kills all the power, fuel needle stops working, the sidelight warning light on the dash is very dim, the clock display goes off etc.
bloody sick i am!!
#28: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:28 pm ---- Earth strap.
The relays clicking will be from the poor connection not giving enough power.
#29: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: Andy180+, Location: doncaster south yorkshirePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:29 pm ---- i said that lol
#30: Re: Car totally died on me when driving, full details inside ;) Author: GTI_89, Location: NewcastlePosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:31 pm ----
Lee wrote:
Earth strap.
The relays clicking will be from the poor connection not giving enough power.
earth strap where though?? there must be hundreds of them!
the relays have actually stopped clicking now and when you try somthing like the wipers or lights it either doesnt work, kills the poker to everything else or works but not fully :S
what would explain the smoke though??
wish it was just somthing simple as i really need to car for monday morning lol
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