Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 96 2.0 car starts and turns of after some seconds

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Mon 3 Aug 2009 09:04
96 2.0 car starts and turns of after some seconds - dru-x
I notice this about a month my car starts and then turns of by it self sometime it starts multiple trails,then three days ago it did not start at all up till date.It uses fuel an injector,automatic
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Mon 3 Aug 2009 17:32
96 2.0 car starts and turns of after some seconds - chewer1
I had same symptoms with same car and it was something called the hall sender in the distributor - really needs checking out by a dealer
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Mon 3 Aug 2009 21:12
96 2.0 car starts and turns of after some seconds - dru-x
thanks,just to be sure.Is it the whole distributor system that was changed?please do you know anything called immobilizer box,cause someone suggested-that i should check it out.
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Tue 4 Aug 2009 17:25
96 2.0 car starts and turns of after some seconds - chewer1
In my case the whole distributer was changed. Sorry don't know about immobiliser.
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Tue 4 Aug 2009 19:08
96 2.0 car starts and turns of after some seconds - Peter D
If it was the hall sensor then the injectors, fuel pump and spark will stop, even when cranking. Same with the immobiliser, howevert hey do not usually cut in out once the car is running. You should also check the X main power relay is operationg correctly. Regards Peter
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Tue 4 Aug 2009 19:50
96 2.0 car starts and turns of after some seconds - dru-x
Thanks Peter,
i would do just that,but do they(X main power relay) usually cause the problem i complained about?pls how do i know its working properly. and how can i identify it,where is it located? Regards dru-x

Edited by dru-x on 04/08/2009 at 19:54

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