| Subject: Re: CAN ANYONE HELP '97 VW sharan cutting out |
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Mark Davies
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Date Posted: 03:03:45 10/29/06 Sun
In reply to:
I R Munro
's message, "Re: CAN ANYONE HELP '97 VW sharan cutting out" on 02:58:50 08/14/06 Mon
I am having the same problem on a G reg. as I am fairly new to VW's is it likely to be the sme fault?
Mark
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>"SNAP", thanks for the info, i have had the AA out, a
>VW dealer./agent charged me £400 for a new ignition
>block, distributor cap, wiper, ignition cables etc and
>5 miles outside the garage, it died again, i can tell
>you what its not, any of the above.. so i like you am
>really frustrated but i'll have a go at the relay, i
>wonder if the agent would give me my money back if i
>can prove its the relay.. sad joke.
>however ill try the relay and report back..
>what gets my goat is that its a known problem but VW
>and or agents wont admit it or do anything about it,
>still when theres idiots like me who believe them and
>pay £400 why should they.........
>thank you
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>>Can anybody shed light or experenced any similar
>>>>problems with their SHARANS.I'm pulling my hair out
>>>>trying to figure what it is.What's happening is
>while
>>>>driving along the revs will become erratic and the
>>>>engine will cut out sometimes restarting while still
>>>>in motion but sometimes not (causing great
>>embaresment
>>>>to all sat in it)but it will start after a few
>>>>minutes.i will be glad to hear from anyone who has
>>any
>>>>ideas what it could be.
>>>There have been many reports of late model VW's
>>>cutting out for no apparant reason, the fault does
>not
>>>even record in the Engine management log, and has
>even
>>>baffled the VW dealers. However, it is known that a
>>>batch of relays all have an internal intermittant
>>>fault, it's a dry joint on the "X" contact, which
>cuts
>>>the power to the ignition.
>>>When it has cooled, it re-makes contact, and the
>fault
>>>disappears. It doesn't record this as a fault,
>>>(because it's the same as switching off the
>ignition).
>>>Solution is to replace the relay, (worth a try
>>>anyway), I believe it is Relay 101.
>>Correction, it is Relay 109, the ecu power relay...if
>>it says "Made in Turkey" on the relay..bin it and
>>replace with a "Made in Germany" one....seemingly the
>>Turkish made ones have dodgy solders/connections in
>>them whereas the German made ones are of a better
>>quality.
>>Good luck.
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