Ignition Problems on 96 A4 2.8
09-23-2002, 06:31 AM
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Ignition Problems on 96 A4 2.8
I started to experience problems with my Climate control system. The display was flickering. Along with the flicker came a snaping sound... Similar to the sound created when you shock yourself. It actually shocked me on my ear while I was driving. It must have come from the B-pillar. The snapping noise is coming from under the dash on the drivers side. Finally the snaping and the flickering stopped and I drove for about 2 hours with out incident, Stopping and starting the car just fine. The next time I go to turn the key to start the car i doesn't start. It just clicks... From under the dash... Not like the clicking when the starter is bad. In the incident I was able to start the car the next time I turned the key. After that I had no problem stopping the car and starting the car several times. Until the next day.... It wouldn't start at all... Wierd.... Same clicking from under the dash. I was destined to start the car so I sat there for about 2 hours turning the key over and over. The car started about 1 in 30 key turns but it was completly random.I started to notice that there was different clicking patterns just before the car started... Even more odd... On one occasion I just held the key in the start position for a little while and after about 10 seconds the car started. I'm wondering if this has to do with the recall on the ignition. Any help would be appreciated.
09-23-2002, 06:46 AM
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sounds like you have a relay going bad.:{(
if you have access to a vagcom see if any codes set. if not take off the drivers knee bolster and see if you can determine witch relay is clicking. i suspect the fuel pump relay. if you do find any codes set, fuelpump relay could show "injectors disconected" failure code.
09-23-2002, 06:52 AM
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That's what I was thinking... There are numerous relay's clicking....
But I have My eye on one of them... It's a longer White one. It's the one that's clicking rapidly... I even touched it once and the car started the very next time. How do I find out what the relay is for?
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