58 Audi A3, any experts, won't start

[Stalker 180]

52 minutes ago, andymc1973 said:

car starts then cuts out

sounds like over zealous valaters?

The water causes the problem, it usually shorts out said broken wire.

[It's me 615]

2 minutes ago, Stalker said:

The water causes the problem, it usually shorts out said broken wire.

if its a can bus wire then the broken wire is very plausible or non plausible if you is the computer looking for high speed comms

[It's me 615]

21 hours ago, Stalker said:

4 hours ago, tradex said:

A lot of this modern wiring is very low quality indeed as OEMs cut down on copper content and fill it out with other stuff, possibly chicken feathers, they seem to used everywhere else as a filler

 The actual wiring is going brittle (not the casing as before) and corroding to a black colour. 

 

 

fords from a mk1 transit onwards always had wiring that turned black ,ive spent a good bit of my life chasing cables back to shiney metal to let in new stuff

modern citroen/peugeots i find i cant solder to the wires i thought at first it was because of this new smoulder we have to use with no lead but i bought some old new stock and still struggle sometimes

[andymc1973 199]

water (after valet) in the convenience box, dried out and re-soldered

 

£60

[justina3 518]

1 hour ago, andymc1973 said:

water (after valet) in the convenience box, dried out and re-soldered

 

£60

glad it wasnt to painful 

[Stalker 180]

4 hours ago, andymc1973 said:

water (after valet) in the convenience box, dried out and re-soldered

 

£60

Awesome, better than sending the clocks off for a repair.

[AutoJacob 34]

5 hours ago, andymc1973 said:

water (after valet) in the convenience box, dried out and re-soldered

 

£60

See told you it was them pesky valeters.

Give them a rag, spray bottle and they're causing havoc!