Car died
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Car died I have a 2000 Ws6 and the other night i was driving and started to hear a kind of whinning sound as i accelerated so i went to a store shut it off and when i tried to start it up again my gagues wont light up, my radio wont turn on it doesnt turn over or anything, i couldnt roll up my window but my interior and head lights work, Im thinking a fuse went but fear worse like ecu failure or something, ayone have any ideas?
Things to check:
Corroded battery terminal. My pos terminal got really ugly thanks to a lot of humidity lately and hijinks ensued.
Ignition relay. It is in the fuse boxx and it could have taken a dump on you.
Fusible links. Under the fuse box in the engine bay. Look for any that look burned out.
Ignition switch. It is mid way down on the steering column near the pedals. Will require you drop (or pull) the steering column.
When you put the key in the ignition and turn it to start are you getting anything? Dash lights, interior/exterior lights (besides the dome), any clicking sounds besides the starter solenoid?
Corroded battery terminal. My pos terminal got really ugly thanks to a lot of humidity lately and hijinks ensued.
Ignition relay. It is in the fuse boxx and it could have taken a dump on you.
Fusible links. Under the fuse box in the engine bay. Look for any that look burned out.
Ignition switch. It is mid way down on the steering column near the pedals. Will require you drop (or pull) the steering column.
When you put the key in the ignition and turn it to start are you getting anything? Dash lights, interior/exterior lights (besides the dome), any clicking sounds besides the starter solenoid?
If you can get the front end high enough to wiggle under there (safely), doing the alt on the ground isn't so much hard as it is annoying. It helps to loosen the sway bar (or just remove it), but with a lot of coaxing, twisting, and turning that isn't completely necessary.
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Yeah the alt was a piece of cake from the ground just make sure you get all the bolts and then just kinda wiggle it out. When i replace the fuse and go to start it all my light light up and the radio turns on but as soon as i go to turn it over the ignition fuse just blows and then i got nothing
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It may be your starter then.
Go out to the car and pull the starter relay (not a fuse, the black box looking thing in the fuse panel, you have 2, one says starter, the other says ign). Then try and start the car. If your ignition fuse doesn't blow, then your starter is probably bad and its solenoid is trying to draw to many amps.
Go out to the car and pull the starter relay (not a fuse, the black box looking thing in the fuse panel, you have 2, one says starter, the other says ign). Then try and start the car. If your ignition fuse doesn't blow, then your starter is probably bad and its solenoid is trying to draw to many amps.
Yeah the alt was a piece of cake from the ground just make sure you get all the bolts and then just kinda wiggle it out. When i replace the fuse and go to start it all my light light up and the radio turns on but as soon as i go to turn it over the ignition fuse just blows and then i got nothing
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You dont have to mess with anything but the alt, it really isnt hard just look up the photo's on this site on how to do it and you'll be fine. And I found out what my problem was, my headers melted the plastic housing around the ground for my starter and it started to weld itself to my headers causing the short.
