[s-cars] Dreaded won't start ...

[James Murray (QA/EMC)]

Charlie, if it is the fuse then disconnect both POS devices and coils from the POS. Insert fuse and turn the key, fuse okay? then select one of the POS's and plug it in and try again, fuse ok? if yes then try the next POS, if not then you know which POS, if both okay then onto the coil sets... process of elimination... 

Get some spare fuses ready! Good luck!!!

/Jamu.

P.S. Same symptom as mine... 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Smith [mailto:charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:22 PM
To: James Murray (QA/EMC)
Cc: Audi S Car List
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Dreaded won't start ...


Earlier, "James Murray (QA/EMC)" wrote:
> 
> Charlie, do you get a "Check Engine" light? if so then your fuse to the ECU
> is still good, if not the fuse to the ECU has blown... this could be due to
> a POS device failure that has blown the in-line fuse to the ECU, this
> happened to me. 

Thanks guys!

It does not turn on the check engine light.  I'll check the fuses 
in the AM, and then go through disconnecting the POS and/or coils 
if a fuse was blown.

The funny thing that it was running (maybe on 4) when I pulled into the
garage and turned it off.  On subsequent cranking it didn't even try to 
fire - not any that I could notice.

Ah well, I'll report more news at 11 ... as they say.

    - Charlie