Rookie Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Ok, thanks to this stupid crappy weather SH1 between my house and work is 4wd spec flooded, I have a fuel injected mk2 golf, and whist driving through the water the car lost power, pulled over to the side of the road and restarted it, it ran fine, reved cleanly etc, for the first 3-5 seconds and then promptly resumed running on 1 and having no power. I waited 5 or so minutes and it cleared up so I figure that it's just water in the electrics, but I thought it was odd that for the first 5 seconds it would run fine, anyone want to have a guess as to what was going on? I don't want a full break down because its fine now, but I'm just curious as to why it would run for a bit then not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I would guess water in the dizzy cap. Spary some CRC on the electrics and inside the dizzy cap to remove the moisture.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Tis what I figured, but it doesn't make sense that it would run fine, and then decide not to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 The vibration of driving may have shaken some water into the electrics and the heat of the engine may have dried out the electrics somewhat (if its in the cap then that water will still be there as condensation cos there is not too many places for the water/condensation to escape) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Is it digifant or k-jet motor? Mine sometimes would take ages for the starter to do anything after the key was turned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Tis what I figured, but it doesn't make sense that it would run fine, and then decide not to? The Trump did this after I steam cleaned the engine bay (and was too lazy to cover the electrics)... it fired up no worries, drove out the gate then seconds down the road dropped a couple of cylinders. Removed dizzy cap, did what KK said and away she went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Its Digi. It's fine now but may pull the cap off and give it a blast with some compressed air. I still can't figure out why it would go the not, perhaps I'll just have to put it into the box of mechanical mysteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 If you are going to blast the dist. cap with air - then put your finger over the centre contact - its only held in by hopes, dreams and a little spring. Too much air will blow it clean across the room - never to be found again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thanks for the pro tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 use crc its what its made for. pretty sure the discription on can even says that lol or at least it used to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Ok just pulled the dizzy cap off, bone dry. Still causing trouble, so on my way to get lunch I stopped off at the local garage (there was a queue of cars that had water trouble) and asked him what's up, he said it would be a wet air filter, made sense so I pulled it out just now and bingo no problem. It must have been running on the air in the intake duct, and once it had exhausted that it would die. Cheers everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Oh shit now you mention that mine did it also. Probably didn't help that I drilled the shit out of the bottom of the air filter box for more doorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSM Garage Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I would guess water in the dizzy cap. Spary some CRC on the electrics and inside the dizzy cap to remove the moisture.. I do this every Monday as my car sits during the weekend. Because winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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