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Car cut out when starting

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Dan_FR:
11.4V is either very flat, or buggered. Worth taking off the car and charging overnight, but I wouldn't hold your breath....

GTIEagles:
The strange thing is, the car starts fine. It doesn't turn over slow at all. It's only happened twice now but I will borrow a charger and see if it improves.

r5gtt:
That twice is a warning to say change me or I go dead celled for good. the signs are always there but we sometimes fail to notice them.  :smiley:

john87:
It could well be one of your 'Ignition control cicruit' relays, as mines cut off randomly one day while doing motorway speeds, before coming back to life just as I stopped on the hard shoulder.

A new relay for a cost of £9.80 sorted it  :happy2:

GTIEagles:
Thanks John.

I have ordered a new battery today as it did it again yesterday and I took another stationary reading of 11.4V so I think it's about time for a change! I wonder if the battery might be causing the intermittent torque sensor error I get from the steering? It would be a bonus if it solves that too  :signLOL:

Got my battery here for a great price: https://www.tayna.co.uk/Varta-VW-1J0-915-105-AE-Battery-1J0915105AE-P9543.html

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