Hi guys,
I would really appreciate some advice, my girlfriend drives a 95 Golf 3 CSX, its a 1.8l Carburetor.
On Saturday she had no choice but to drive through a large water patch and a little while later the car cut off and hasn't started since. I am not very mechanically knowledgeable but I do know a little. So what i did try so far is to remove the distributor and try to get it as dry as possible and I also sprayed some electrical lube spray on it, also dried off the coil but still no luck...
Could someone please help me out with some advice on this matter as I am at my wits end.
Thanks in advance,
T
Golf 3 CSX Not starting...
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Re: Golf 3 CSX Not starting...
Does it swing over? Have you checked for spark? You remove the distributor cap, right? Not the actual distributor......
HOWIE-WP,
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Re: Golf 3 CSX Not starting...
Yeah it does swing over just doesnt start and yes I did just remove the cap
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Re: Golf 3 CSX Not starting...
Did you remove the plug on the side of the distributor and dry it out?
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Re: Golf 3 CSX Not starting...
Most common failure on those after water is failed coil.
As always - diagnose diagnose diagnose.
Pull the centre lead out of the distributo. let it lie on the motor near metal - crank and see if there is spark jumping. Don't hold it as it might get exciting
As always - diagnose diagnose diagnose.
Pull the centre lead out of the distributo. let it lie on the motor near metal - crank and see if there is spark jumping. Don't hold it as it might get exciting
Stephan van Tonder - Jhb - Putfontein Benoni
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'05 Audi A6 3.0L TDI Avant
'09 Touareg 3l TDI
'13 VW CC 2l tdi (repair project)
'05 Touareg v10
Perfect Power dealer. I do dyno tuning.
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Re: Golf 3 CSX Not starting...
I did this once
HOWIE-WP,
RaceCar:1996 Citi Blues(MRP Auto 2.0L,Twin 45 Webers)
Tow Car:1996 VW Golf GTi
RoadCar:2008 VW Golf5 .:R32
OffRoad Car:2006 VW Touareg 4.2 V8
"Settle for nothing less than the object of your desire"-Bjork
RaceCar:1996 Citi Blues(MRP Auto 2.0L,Twin 45 Webers)
Tow Car:1996 VW Golf GTi
RoadCar:2008 VW Golf5 .:R32
OffRoad Car:2006 VW Touareg 4.2 V8
"Settle for nothing less than the object of your desire"-Bjork