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Help...............I am in Motronic Hell
- Subject: Help...............I am in Motronic Hell
- From: michael.leach@lmco.com (Leach, Michael)
- Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 09:35:17 -0500
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Recently my Passat died and would not create almost any spark out of the
coil...I performed all of the checks in the Bentley (passed) and cleaned all
electrical connections and added more grounds and no help....I then replaced
the coil with my Scirocco coil...no good. I then bought a coil + power
stage from Dave Ewing (Rabbit16v) and it was the wrong bracket so I quickly
attached it by just lying it in the car and VROOOM!!!!!....I am dancing and
cheering...I quickly turn the car off since the coil is not really attached
to anything and decide I will do some custom cutting to get the power stage
section of the wrong bracket attached to the right bracket for the Passat.
I get it all back together and nothing....no start. After the police left
and got me off of the roof I thought maybe the ground connection was not
adequate to the cut section of the power stage so I added more ground and
verified all of the connections....nothing I also tried to re-create the
initial start by attaching the coil without attaching it to the car...no
change....
I am really losing it here...I have come to the conclusion that it must be
either a bad ground....still to the power stage ...or a intermittent open in
the computer wiring to the power stage
any other ideas....I know people had said the Motronic is not happy if it
does not have at least 12 volts ...but the whole time I had my Reliable 8v
rocco running with jumper cables powering the Passat.......
any ideas????....I am guessing everyone is thinking grounds grounds
grounds....and I will be adding even more tonight /tomorrow
if anyone is curious the power stage on the Passat is between the ignition
control unit and the coil two wires come out of the power stage which
connect o the coil just like the Rocco
any ideas
funny spell checker wants to change Motronic....to Moronic........hmmmmmm
coincidence???? I don't think so
Michael Leach
MH-60R Integration and Test
Lockheed Martin Federal Systems
Owego, NY 13827
607-751-7542
FAX 751-6198
michael.leach@lmco.com
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<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Recently my Passat
died and would not create almost any spark out of the coil...I performed all of
the checks in the Bentley (passed) and cleaned all electrical connections and
added more grounds and no help....I then replaced the coil with my Scirocco
coil...no good. I then bought a coil + power stage from Dave Ewing
(Rabbit16v) and it was the wrong bracket so I quickly attached it by just lying
it in the car and VROOOM!!!!!....I am dancing and cheering...I quickly turn the
car off since the coil is not really attached to anything and decide I
will do some custom cutting to get the power stage section of the
wrong bracket attached to the right bracket for the Passat. I get it
all back together and nothing....no start. After the police left and got
me off of the roof I thought maybe the ground connection was not adequate
to the cut section of the power stage so I added more ground and verified all of
the connections....nothing I also tried to re-create the initial start by
attaching the coil without attaching it to the car...no
change.... </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am really losing
it here...I have come to the conclusion that it must be either a bad
ground....still to the power stage ...or a intermittent open in the computer
wiring to the power stage</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial size=2>any other ideas....I
know people had said the Motronic is not happy if it does not have at least 12
volts ...but the whole time I had my Reliable 8v rocco running with jumper
cables powering the Passat.......</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial size=2>any ideas????....I
am guessing everyone is thinking grounds grounds grounds....and I will be adding
even more tonight /tomorrow</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial size=2>if anyone is curious
the power stage on the Passat is between the ignition control unit and the coil
two wires come out of the power stage which connect o the coil just like the
Rocco</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial size=2>any
ideas</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=953512214-20122002><FONT face=Arial size=2>funny spell checker
wants to change Motronic....to Moronic........hmmmmmm
coincidence???? I don't think so</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><B><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080 size=2>Michael
Leach</FONT></B> <BR><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080 size=2>MH-60R
Integration and Test </FONT><BR><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080 size=2>Lockheed
Martin Federal Systems </FONT><BR><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080 size=2>Owego,
NY 13827</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080 size=2>607-751-7542</FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080 size=2>FAX 751-6198</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Tahoma color=#000080 size=2>michael.leach@lmco.c</FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
color=#000080 size=2>om </FONT></P>
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