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bob_drinks_beer

bob_drinks_beer


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PostSubject: engine cutting out after going through puddles   engine cutting out after going through puddles EmptyMon Jun 08 2009, 19:17

i know waters gettin into the electrics somewhere, but does anyone know of any common places? or is it a needle in a haystack problem?

maybe ill only drive when its not raining! Laughing
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PostSubject: Re: engine cutting out after going through puddles   engine cutting out after going through puddles EmptyMon Jun 08 2009, 21:26

bob_drinks_beer wrote:
i know waters gettin into the electrics somewhere, but does anyone know of any common places? or is it a needle in a haystack problem?

maybe ill only drive when its not raining! Laughing

diy undertray Laughing
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PostSubject: Re: engine cutting out after going through puddles   engine cutting out after going through puddles EmptyMon Jun 08 2009, 22:58

normally on the spark side of the ignition mate if its doing it when its wet.
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bob_drinks_beer

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PostSubject: Re: engine cutting out after going through puddles   engine cutting out after going through puddles EmptyTue Jun 09 2009, 13:11

might try and heat shrink as many of the connectors as i can get to, and hope i dont need to open them again! lol

need to get the undertray back on as well really. ive put all the fixings in a safe place...
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Lupton_20vt

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PostSubject: Re: engine cutting out after going through puddles   engine cutting out after going through puddles EmptyTue Jun 09 2009, 13:14

bob_drinks_beer wrote:
might try and heat shrink as many of the connectors as i can get to, and hope i dont need to open them again! lol

need to get the undertray back on as well really. ive put all the fixings in a safe place...

get some contact sealer fron halfords too Smile
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james.

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PostSubject: Re: engine cutting out after going through puddles   engine cutting out after going through puddles EmptyTue Jun 09 2009, 17:36

bit of wd-40 sprayed in places wouldnt hurt either. helps replel water/moisture.
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PostSubject: Re: engine cutting out after going through puddles   engine cutting out after going through puddles EmptyTue Jun 09 2009, 23:34

james. wrote:
bit of wd-40 sprayed in places wouldnt hurt either. helps replel water/moisture.

or even better Razz
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PostSubject: Re: engine cutting out after going through puddles   engine cutting out after going through puddles EmptyWed Jun 10 2009, 22:59

any luck fella i imagine today must have been a bit troublesome?
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bob_drinks_beer

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PostSubject: Re: engine cutting out after going through puddles   engine cutting out after going through puddles EmptyThu Jun 11 2009, 08:19

Lupton_20vt wrote:
any luck fella i imagine today must have been a bit troublesome?
ive not had a chance to look at it yet. just avoiding puddles and keeping my fingers crossed! lol
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PostSubject: Re: engine cutting out after going through puddles   engine cutting out after going through puddles EmptyTue Jun 23 2009, 16:11

could be the ignition coil?i had the same prob in my old golf and it was the coil.
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