notsobriskskoda

:thumbup: :thumbup: :) :) :rofl: :rofl: :thumbup: :thumbup: i fought it on the roundabouts i fought it at mcdonalds i fought it at work and various parts of the a6 but victory is mine yes yes no need for tears anymore my wife smiled as the clock struck six as i had been driving for half an hour without so much as a hiccup but what caused this problem i hear you cry well gather round and i wil tell thee. if your car cuts out please to god clean the hall sensor. mine was as dirty as micheal jackson in toy's 'r' us with more swarf than a legless fitters spare boot. Thank you one and all for your advice and concern. no more walking to work no more walking to the shop. yes yes yes. any way gotta go gonna drive to my next door neighbours, why, because i can hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha:D

my car did exactly the same and it was the voltage regulator that was knackerd does the headlights dim or flicker at the same rate as the battery light the voltage regulator also houses the brushes and they could be worn it is pretty easy to see as it is a small metal rectangle on the right hand side of the alternator (if looking at the front of the car) my brushes were worn and it threw up similar probs not sure how long they should be but you should have some resistance as you reinsert them hope this helps

sorry ther have been lots of problems and one by one they have all been cured the batt light was alternator:thumbdwn: and lights dimming was voltage regulator. however the car still cuts out today it did it twice and i was able to bump start it the first time less than 5 mins after then later at the shop were it took a while to start (although it didnt cut out this time) i turned the engine off and after my wife being in the shop for 10-15mins the bloody thing wont start i asked the manager if i could leave it there as i had my kids in the car and they wanted feeding so i pushed it onto the car park thought id give it one last chance and the **** turned over :confused: do you know how to test the CTS and could the voltage reg have damaged this aswell as it buggerd my batt but it didn't blow it up:thumbup: as i heard that it is very common for it to do that and it tends to get acid all over the ecu and thus destroying that aswell

u can tell what engine it is by looking at the skoda badge on the crank cover just above spark plug one if it is a yellow i think it is multipoint injection it tells you this in the haynes manual but mine is in my car several miles from here waiting to come home as it is buggerd good look

it usuallly starts again within 10-15mins but cuts out sooner if you drive it again sorry not been online for a while had loads of college stuff to catch up with

new coil fitted still cuts out after about 10-15 mins checking relays tommorow in daylight getting stressed now just wanna drive round long enough to listen to one cd then i'll be happy.

yeah pacemaker might help with the tingling in my left hand acually!! got one fitted it, went out, cut out wouldnt start, wouldnt start hours later, walked home put old one back on got home both ****ed oh well theres always suicde £50 for brand spanker from preston (10 miles from me)

regulators £15 (includes new brushes wihch are seated in the bottom) that from butts there is a catalogue on this site i think in *pdf*

cheers teflon seems it isn't lambda probe causing stalling. after much hitting of things with a spanner my wife (the mechanic?) said it might be the ignition coil in an annoing woman like patronising voice and after abruptly dissmising her ludicrous suggestions and explaining to her that you can't just go fixing things willy nilly and shouted how many cars have you fixed and other alpha male type insults i had a brain wave, i should test the igntion coil! and it appers that the secondary windings have broken down if anyone knows if this could cause this problem please let me know as at this rate all my kids are gonna get for christmas is a broken alternator, brushes (for alternator), and a lambda sensor and possible ignition coil

ok check this out walk six miles to the scrappie this morning with my daughter in toe to find that the lazy, selfish, son of a decaying freak that everone hates, and ,only his fleas will mourn him, doesnt open on saturday (he did when i wanted bits for my fiesta though) so rang every shop in chorley and was offered universal ones for around 40-50 quid and was advised that i would be back in no time for another new one the silver lining however was a little shop on the edge of town that has the exact one for 55quid or a universal one for 60?????? work that out yet i won't look a gift horse in the mouth and will happily pay 55 quid (he assured me it s a bosch one the exact same as mine) so hopful;ly might get more than 5or 6 miles away from my house this week only snag pick it up on monday what a shame i will have to sit at home on sunday and watch the mighty red batter chelski all over old trafford happy days

tested all terminals in all possible configurations and thats the only one that gives a dead short all others go full scale so -big sigh- my dignosis is correct at the 22nd millionth try!?! thanx for your concern and i will let you know how its going or not.

ok quick update alternator done voltage reg and brushes done still stalling so read some other threads seems that as well as my alternator being buggerd my lambda sensor is giving a reading of 0.01 ohms resisatncde between terminal 1 and 2 so this is shot aswell going back 2 scrappie tommorow to get me a sensor i will let you all know the outcome as soon as i have changed it over

personally have you thoguht of buying a leer jet you probably go as fast yet may cost you more and i bet you could get some serious ice in a jet not very helpful i know sombody call my social worker

thermostat cover bolts 10Nm or 7lbf ft and thats from the haynes manual

motorway? not me. it just cuts at random changed the exhaust a couple of weeks ago could it be back pressure in that as the car only seems to do it when iam approaching a junction or going uphill. The voltage regulator has the brushes inside the bottom section of it and they slot in and contact the armature when the retaining bolts for the volt reg are fitted yes i did change the brushes