Help! - G60 - Rallye won't start

[half-9 0]

My Rallye is not starting. I drove it a week ago & it was great I even had a bit of wild drive against another Rallye which had a 225 bhp 1.8T - I was all over him! (My 8v is running around 240 bhp)

 

I looked under the bonnet & I noticed that the breather cap (top right side) had popped off the engine block so there was a small amount of oil vapour/spray on the block - but otherwise it looked OK. I don't think this should make too much difference as the setup is for a non-recirculating charger

 

When I turn the key there is no normal starter noise - battery level is fine - where should I start invetigating from ?

 

On a side note - I was previously thinking of the conversion but after seeing the 20v in the flesh I am sticking with the 8v. the difference in the character of the engine was massive - the 8v sounded like a beast - nice uneven idle, whirring charger -the 20v sounded like nothing particularly special - and the 20v block looked like it was mounted higher than the original block - thats got to affect handling?

 

Any ideas would be a great help.

 

Thanks in advance

[ving60 0]

Rip the G60 out and put a 20v in :lol:

[half-9 0]

Dude - i am serious - there are undoubtedly a load of extra horses after tuning the 20v up - but it's got no character!

[560 0]

If there is no click from the starter motor then either the solenoid valve has seized (you may be able to free it with a gentle tap, but may stick again) Or the connections on the starter have a bad connection either in the starter itself or a bad connection going to it.Give the wires a wiggle to see if you can make a connection. Most likely though you'll have to replace the starter or just the solenoid if you are able to dissasemble it.

[Henny 0]

erm, common point of failure on ALL VWs of this era is the ignition switch...

 

£25 from VAG... worth a shot anyway... ;)