Bentrice

Hey Folks.
I'm new here. I was driving my car home yesterday from work and I pulled into a parking lot to drop someone off and all of a sudden it cut off. Not a bad place to break down! I tried resetting the ECU by leaving the battery cable off all night and it didn't work. I took a video to help explain the problem. Watch:
In retrospect, it's a terrible video. I'll Do another if I find a fix
Thanks,
Ben

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joeffrS4

Gonna take a shot here, when you turn the key to the on position, you should hear the fuel pump run for just a second then shut off. If you do not hear the pump cycle, chances are it has failed or locked up. If you don't already have one, invest in a VAG. Working on these cars is nearly impossible without the ability to access the ECU, for trouble codes. Good luck and let us know what you find.

Bentrice

My friend is loaning me his VAGCOM so I'll get you a screen print. Read an article about how easy it is to access the fuel pump so I'll connect my meter to it and see what happens when I cut it on.

Bentrice

My old man found a video that looks like its going to be the fix. I'll check it when I get home from work.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop...XZm-8nrA&gl=US

Bentrice

That was the fix! Seems like it can happen pretty easily. Might be good to clean and check that connection if you have a B5. Hope this helps someone!

B5S4MONSTER

my car is doing the exact same thing, ive been working on it for months now

B5S4MONSTER

so it was your fuel pump? my speedo goes with the pedal. when i press the gas pedal the speedo goes up when the car is not running and in the on position

Bentrice

B5S4MONSTER, no it was 3 grounds that had come loose on the firewall behind the coolant expansion tank.

ptatohed

Can you please post a picture of these three grounds? Thanks.