Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 04:54 PM |
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Utterly Hacked off
Totally and utterly pi$$ed off 
Mrs has been looking for a convertable golf for a while. We found one, good price, highish miles but looked after and only done 2000 miles since 2007
(the girl who owned it moved to australia and only used it during the summer when visiting her folks in the UK).
Car ran fine, picked it up today and drove it about 15 miles to a garage, filled up, drove the 25 miles to the MOT station to get it tested. They had
it for about 1hr, passed with flying colours. I went and picked it up, drove it home, absolutely fine. Never missed a beat all the time I was driving
it.
When I got home I left it running for around 3-4 minutes just while I checked something else. The car started to splutter a bit then just died. I
tried to start it again but no joy.
Left it for around 1hr and tried again, no joy. I've checked as much as I can see, there is fuel I think (smells like it's getting
through) But I don't seem to be able to get a spark.
It's a 1.8i Mk3 Golf. The only other thing is the engine light (oil can) flashes about once a second for as long as you turn the engine over.
Oil level is fine, nothing obvious anywhere.
It's been raining like a git most of the day on and off so my guess is water related but I would really appreciate any advice from out there.
Just so damned annoying that it just stopped without any pre-warning at all 
Thanks in advance 
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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BenB
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 04:58 PM |
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that sucks
If the engine light flashes doesn't that mean there's a fault code to be read? If so that's where I'd start....
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AndyW
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 05:22 PM |
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oil light will flash until it can get a constant pressure reading to either stay on or go out. Doubt thats the problem..
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stevebubs
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 05:35 PM |
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My money would be on coilpack / MAF / HT leads....
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t16turbotone
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 05:42 PM |
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You aint filled it with diesel by mistake have you?
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snapper
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 06:03 PM |
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Check connection to crank position sensor, I have had issues
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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dazzx10r
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 06:29 PM |
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sounds like the coil pack has died, common fault, have a look on; http://www.clubgti.com/forum/
should'nt be too expensive have a look on GSF or Euro car parts.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 07:05 PM |
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I've had a coil pack go on my brothers Audi A3 and was still able to start the engine it just missed like a bugger. It showed up the engine
management light as well so perhaps not the coil.
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bmseven
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 09:45 PM |
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Is it the GTi engine or the 1.8 SPi?
Could be the coil or the hall sensor had both fail before.
Also worth checking the ecu didnt get flooded as its a bit vulnerable to getting damp!
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bigbravedave
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 09:50 PM |
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we've had over 6 mk3 golfs in the family, had nearly all models bar a vr6.
I bet its the coil pack, its one big unit that will sit RH engine bay on the bulkhead, when it goes you usually loose all 4 sparks, unkike the
individual coil sticks on a3's etc, I've never had one go whilst driving, they always seem to wait till you restart. the AA usually put a
fluke tester on the wires going in, so if you've got a signal going in and no spark its probably that.
I once had the aa out as I live 15 miles from the nearest place who stocks them (gsf) he confirmed my suspissions drove me a 30 mile round trip to get
the part, fitted it for me only to realise I didn't have homestart! he saw the funny side.... eventually!
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 9/6/10 at 12:42 PM |
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Well, thanks again to all who replied.
It was indeed the coil pack
I went to GSF and got Coil pack, plug leads, dizzy cap and rotor arm. Changed the coil pack first and hey presto! 
I changed the leads et al anyway as they had seen better days, best be on the safe side.
Thanks again guys, Mrs is well chuffed again  
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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