96/7 vw golf 8v non starter help me before i go bald

Hi all
help me please
ive got a 96 golf 1800 8v
its been in a garage for 3 weeks no names mentioned
they have tried a new coilpack/amplfier
a new distributor
they have sent away the computer ecu thingy for testing and it came
back fine ive put plugs,cap and rotor im myself
and it still wont spark does anyone have a clue what my problem can be.
ive got it back after a big bill from the garage but they had to hold
there hands up i cantafford a main dealer at 85 per hour after all this
please help me someone
thanks

p.s i dont think my next car will be a golf

no spark at all?

check the earth strap ( $1 )

schrieb:

> ive got a 96 golf 1800 8v
> its been in a garage for 3 weeks no names mentioned
> they have tried a new coilpack/amplfier
> a new distributor
> they have sent away the computer ecu thingy for testing and it came
> back fine ive put plugs,cap and rotor im myself
> and it still wont spark does anyone have a clue what my problem can
be.

You problem is your garage. Find one which knows what they are doing.

Did they checked the hall sensor? There will be no sparks if it is
dead.
Did they read out the fault codes the ecu thingy could possibly be
reporting?
Did they checked if the ECU is getting the power (+12V volts) at all?

> p.s i dont think my next car will be a golf

Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

85 per hour, I'm sure they would have found the issue already. The A3's will
start with the distribuor diconnected. Lately I have seen a rash of A3's
which have ECU harness wiring problems in that the ECU and other realted
sensors and things have no ground.


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> schrieb:
>
>> ive got a 96 golf 1800 8v
>> its been in a garage for 3 weeks no names mentioned
>> they have tried a new coilpack/amplfier
>> a new distributor
>> they have sent away the computer ecu thingy for testing and it came
>> back fine ive put plugs,cap and rotor im myself
>> and it still wont spark does anyone have a clue what my problem can
> be.
>
> You problem is your garage. Find one which knows what they are doing.
>
> Did they checked the hall sensor? There will be no sparks if it is
> dead.
> Did they read out the fault codes the ecu thingy could possibly be
> reporting?
> Did they checked if the ECU is getting the power (+12V volts) at all?
>
>> p.s i dont think my next car will be a golf
>
> Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
>

Woodchuck wrote:
> 85 per hour, I'm sure they would have found the issue already. The
A3's will

Could be, but "expensive" nowadays does not necessary mean "competent".

> start with the distribuor diconnected. Lately I have seen a rash of
A3's

Distributor? You mean hall sensor which lives in it?
In this case doubt it In 1.8 8V monomotronic here is no other sensor
to tell the ECU that engine is turning

Maybe so, I didn't see the 1.8l thing. Here in the USA the 2.0l will run
with it unpluged... as the only purpose is to know where #1 TDC is for timed
injection.

> wrote in message
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> Woodchuck wrote:
>> 85 per hour, I'm sure they would have found the issue already. The
> A3's will
>
> Could be, but "expensive" nowadays does not necessary mean "competent".
>
>> start with the distribuor diconnected. Lately I have seen a rash of
> A3's
>
> Distributor? You mean hall sensor which lives in it?
> In this case doubt it In 1.8 8V monomotronic here is no other sensor
> to tell the ECU that engine is turning
>