raining Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Hello to all, this question is for a friend who has a 1.4 fox. The car has a very intermittent problem for a few years or so (now seems to be more frequent), engine management lights up and car conks out, might restart but eventually gives up the ghost, try a few hours later and it's ok. Not been able to see any pattern to problem. Been to a indie garage paid a load of dosh and problem not sorted. Then to a VW dealership, J778 injection system relay is getting hot, relay changed. Within a week the problem is back, VW say the same problem so put in another relay just in case first replacement was a dud. VW say if problem comes back wiring will have to be looked at. Does the onboard computer keep a log of these faults so we have an idea how long it's been going on? Only mod is Non VW reversing sensors. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated in case it comes back. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raining Posted July 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Some extra facts.. the engine failure light comes on then epc light comes on and loss of power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobieus_uk Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 overheating of the relay can be down to a poor connection on the base that its plugged into, this can enable the pins to get hot, worth checking the base that the relay plugs into and look for a suspect connection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raining Posted May 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 After a year the fault has come back again, wants to get rid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobieus_uk Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 what was the last repair that got you a year trouble free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 sell the fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raining Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 (edited) On 28 May 2017 at 9:13 PM, Mobieus_uk said: what was the last repair that got you a year trouble free ....N/A Edited May 31, 2017 by raining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raining Posted May 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 (edited) .... Edited May 31, 2017 by raining N/A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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