MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: mattyfesta on September 27, 2010, 03:55:17 pm

Title: Help, Gti wont start
Post by: mattyfesta on September 27, 2010, 03:55:17 pm

Im hoping some of you can help me.
I have a 55 reg gti, sent it into the body shop for the bumper, and passanger side wing and sill painting, they finished the work but now cant drive it home.
They drove it into the booth but had to push it out. The problem is something electrical im certain but my ecu is locked? The previous owner had it mapped by who knows and they have locked the ecu i think so nobody can copy the software.

Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Help, Gti wont start
Post by: MAT ED30 on September 27, 2010, 04:13:57 pm

does it have any power to the dash? have they charged the battery? as it could be that

Title: Re: Help, Gti wont start
Post by: mattyfesta on September 27, 2010, 04:27:53 pm

Yes all is normal on the dash, battery has charge, plenty of petrol and oil.
Was serviced by VW two weeks earlier and everything was fine. 
The car turns over but nothing happens  :sad1:

Title: Re: Help, Gti wont start
Post by: Gene Hunt on September 27, 2010, 04:31:24 pm

Rac-AA- Green flag ?.

Title: Re: Help, Gti wont start
Post by: MAT ED30 on September 27, 2010, 04:34:45 pm

code reader i think or someone close to you with vag com

Title: Re: Help, Gti wont start
Post by: mattyfesta on September 27, 2010, 04:49:33 pm

Not a member of any of those, i thought being tight would pay off, how wrong was i.
Nobody seems to be able to get into the ecu at all, im not that technically minded but if a normal garage cant get on into the ecu would the vag com?
If so then i think that would have to be the next step.