g60aminal 0 Posted February 13, 2010 hi people in big need of some help here. i have a g60 and a 20L 8v g60 off the road since mid jan for major overhaul but my work horse (20L 8v) has decided not to play. was running fine till wife hit pot hole. she drove another half mile or so till safe to pull over changed tyre got back in would fire first time as normal then die straight away. two recovery men later i have it home. both breakdown men say fuel pump gone. :epicfail: :salute: took both fuel lines off injectors turned car over loads of fuel . me thinks transponder key / immobiliser fault. any ideas ? thanks in advance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KipVR 1 Posted February 13, 2010 Do you have a spark? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted February 13, 2010 Might be just a relay or fuse loose after the pothole... I would check and re-seat these Car will usually run for 2 secs then die if it's an imob issue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60aminal 0 Posted February 14, 2010 yes i have spark and car does start then die's after a second or two. at my wits end two c's sat on drive going nowhere :help: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reggit 0 Posted February 14, 2010 Sound like the immoboliser reader coil has become dislodged from the steering column (assuming it has a factory fit immob) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lil b 0 Posted February 14, 2010 Just had the same fault on the same car, ignition barrel needed changing as some of the wires were shot. Also double check the two small wires form the - on the battery case they are shorting out. (sparking) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60aminal 0 Posted February 15, 2010 checked collar that is ok battery ok control unit for imob ok new ignition switch last year fuse box checked all ok may have to tow it to C & R in notts. as i am fast running out of ideas :scratch: wouldnt mind but they are expensive and i need my car this week cos i have my kids two days left to try and sort. :brickwall: have been told this could be caused by faulty temp sender. anybody know if this is right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth_16V 0 Posted February 15, 2010 Mine did this suddenly, would start but then die after the 2 seconds. I fixed it by unplugging the immobiliser box under the dash, shouting at it a bit and then re-connecting everything. Worked for me. Maybe some of the connections just need a clean? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60aminal 0 Posted February 16, 2010 yeah tried that no change now been towed into garage.lost patience with it. time to let someone else have the headache.would like to thank everyone for there input pity non of it worked it might have saved me a pretty penny. dreading the bill as it as gone to a vw specialist :( . will let you know the result when it comes back in case any one has same problem in the future. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60aminal 0 Posted February 24, 2010 just had phone call from the garage. they have had the car for a week and a half and they cant find whats wrong with it. dont know what to do next might strip for spares. :epicfail: :censored: mate just phoned coming round tomorrow with 1551 diagnostic box. hopefully get to bottom of it then. he has kids cant make it till Tuesday :( this is turning into a right epic might just put g60 back on the road. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60aminal 0 Posted March 13, 2010 hi sorry its been so long but only just got car fixed. mate turned up plugs in diagnostic unit gets data transfer error message strips dash removes immobiliser control box close look reveals that one of the pins is slightly bent. gets little screwdriver straightens it plugs back in hey presto everything is ok. the questions i have is.....1)with a plug in there how do you bend a pin by hitting a pot hole?.......2) why didnt the garage spot this or at least check and why did they charge me £141.00 for labour for not finding the fault???????????? ive been had :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites