What I might add, fuel pump relay, These are tricky. Maybe there is a dead semiconductor which heats up or someting, Its just a guess. But try to swap it from somebody for a couple minutes and testdrive. Maybe Ignition Coil is partially dead?
What I would do, I'd go to junkyard and deal with fellers that I will try out some parts and if any fixes the problem - I buy it ;-) Tell little closely how exactly the car acts. How long it runs OK, does the interval of OK is the same no matter how long the ignition was off or it runs longer if it was off longer. Is it the same with cold engine, does start run rich and smokes, etc. Well, what else, you can try to test the Ignition computer, this is only way I know how to do it, and most likely it will pass: Check the voltage on ignition coil between the two opposite terminals. When you switch ignition on, you should see 2 volts reading for a second or two, after it drops to zero. If it does not, suspect the Ignition Controller. Tell if it works or not. -Nils ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: Nils Jakobson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Reboot Syndrome > Date: treðdiena, 2000. gada 19. janvâris 15:31 > > Nils, this is what I posted yesterday on the things that I've replaced. > > This is what I've replaced so far: > > Idle screw o-ring cleaned ISV oxygen sensor > Intake boots in-tank fuel pump > spark plugs fuel filter > most vacuum hoses air filter > battery cable posts cleaned throttle body > cleaned main ground points knock sensor > > I've been told it may be the DPR or the knock sensor control unit, but these > are > expensive and I don't want to replace them unnecessarily. If some of you have > more stuff to add to this list maybe we can narrow it down, and then I can > start getting in on the posts about tires, wheels, suspension, round > headlamps, > etc... > > Jorge > 87 GTI 16V > > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
