Car Broke down! :/ after full revs Any help /advice?

[Chris5044]

Hey thank you for the advice guys!! I am going to accept their refund, of 50euros, I dont think aside from cooling there should be an issue hopefully with it. It should have warranty though?

[Bowie69]

The broken bit will be fine, no chance of it getting inside, there is the field windings in the way!

[piotr]

It want cause any issues but it would live bad taste in my mouth-broken bit and missing bolt .but if you will get good enough discount then it's up to you

[Chris5044]

Just want to mention that Lynn on the forum is an absolute legend!! Thankyou. Genuine guy and has great mechanical knowledge and a good laugh.

Thank you Lynn for helping me out last night with my alternator bracket and bits for the S2!!

[LSG]

Very happy to help you out Chris, keeping our S2 on the road can be a little bit off a pain sometimes so its nice to help if you can.It will be cool for everyone who has helped with good advice to see you back on the road again soon. Best wishes Lynn

[Chris5044]

Hey guys! heres an update! Its positive but still no cigarre! :/
So I fitted the ECU (repaired) and bosch alternator and the battery back to the car.
Power!! yey! and no blowing fuses! yey!! the engine turns over!! yey!!
Though she does not start! :/ ohh....

Things I have noticed, when the battery is connected i can hear a pump turning and the sound comes from the cooling pipes on top of the radiator ---- Is this normal??

Also when I connect the diagnostic computer it simply wont connect! :/ --- ideas?

Also a new discovery, that there is water and dampness in the drivers footwell, only when you lift the first layer of carpet up you can feel it if you run your hands inside. :/ could this be the cause to my electrical issues?
Where is it coming from?? ---- Any ideas or experience?


Arghh !! ive phoned my break down and they can deliver the car to a specialist in my area of 20 mile radius, does anyone know anyone good near me? im in hertfordshire (welwyn garden city)
Or I will have to send this off to a friend specialist in Norfolk (quite far).

This is dragging on so long and so many things to sort out :/

[piotr]

This scanner looks just like the Mac Tool that I have got .It will read more modern cars (not all of them ) but not S2 I think .you will need to buy some that is dedicated for older VAG cars .I have got one for £20from ebay and it work a treat.

[Tractor Dave]

The water in the carpet could be your heater matrix leaking. If the car has been kept inside in the dry that's certain. Otherwise you could have a leak somewhere else. Any sign of water around the ECU?
It's normal for the after run pump to run for a few seconds after you first turn on the ignition.

[newsh]

There’s an amalgamated coupe water leaks thread on here, probably a sticky
Plenty of ways for water to get in if the car is kept outside.

[Chris5044]

So an update guys, I have dried up the ingress of water in the drivers footwell. i have also silicone sealed the scuttlepanel area and any potential looking cracks in there, cleaned it out from debris and also the fitting area of the scuttlepanels to the chassis. Its now being booked to be picked up and taken to Norfolk where my friend who is an excellent metal smith has an electrical guy that will completely sort out the car for me.

boom Boom Boom! oh and the car has had a nice wash!

[Chris5044]

******, theres still some water getting in still after checking after this rain.. ffs.. have I missed something? will check this heater matrix issue and re-read the other threads

[LHD_Kid]

You will not fix the water leaks at one visit....

[steve briance]

You will fix 1 leak a year for the rest of your ownership and then when you've fixed them all, the first fix will have failed again and you go back to the start.

Coupe ownership is 'misty' in the winter

[piotr]

Hahaha,i remember hours spend in the car in funny positions and thousands liters of water going to the drain

[Bowie69]

I had mine dry once, lasted about 2 years....