geez
Veteran Member
Currently:
1. Try to start and engine won't turn over with the dreaded "clicking" sound.
2. Have had a quality battery charger in "automatic" mode that drops to trickle charge as needed.
3. Charger shows fully charged before I try to turn it over.
4. After trying to start it, charger goes to 8 amps and in about a minute has brought it back to fully charged with the green light on indicating such.
5. Sam's Club has tested the battery twice. Once a few days ago, and once a month ago. Battery tester showed it was fine.
History...
1. CEL P0401 DPF issue, so I can't turn it in to VW for the rewrite on the computer.
2. Remove the sensor at the top of the DPF and use the LiquiMoly fluid to clean the DPF and then the LiquiMoly fluid to rinse the cleaner.
3. Try to start to burn off the liquid...it won't
4. Remove the glowplugs and turn it over with a heavy towel over the glowplug holes.
5. Turns over perfect for 20 seconds and I stop.
6. Remove the towel that has some of the liquid that backflowed into the cylindars.
7. Put the glowplugs back in and it starts perfectly. Take to mechanic to force the regen and drive it to complete. No issues.
8. Next morning, I'm concerned about the chemicals that have blown out of the glowplug ports being all over the electrical and water hoses so I pressure wash the motor.
9. DON'T EVER PRESSURE WASH A 2004-NEWER TDI!!!
10. Control module for the power steering/ABS/Traction Control got wet and the module/steering thingy was replaced (along with the alternator) $1600.
11. Get it back from mechanic and the next morning dead battery.
12. Lights and brights work perfectly, but getting a clicking sound when trying to start.
Back to today...
Is there a starter solenoid that could be bad?
Is there something else that could be bad?
I put a ground strap from the block to the chasis to see if a ground strap was left off, but that made no difference.
Suggestions? Thank you so much!
1. Try to start and engine won't turn over with the dreaded "clicking" sound.
2. Have had a quality battery charger in "automatic" mode that drops to trickle charge as needed.
3. Charger shows fully charged before I try to turn it over.
4. After trying to start it, charger goes to 8 amps and in about a minute has brought it back to fully charged with the green light on indicating such.
5. Sam's Club has tested the battery twice. Once a few days ago, and once a month ago. Battery tester showed it was fine.
History...
1. CEL P0401 DPF issue, so I can't turn it in to VW for the rewrite on the computer.
2. Remove the sensor at the top of the DPF and use the LiquiMoly fluid to clean the DPF and then the LiquiMoly fluid to rinse the cleaner.
3. Try to start to burn off the liquid...it won't
4. Remove the glowplugs and turn it over with a heavy towel over the glowplug holes.
5. Turns over perfect for 20 seconds and I stop.
6. Remove the towel that has some of the liquid that backflowed into the cylindars.
7. Put the glowplugs back in and it starts perfectly. Take to mechanic to force the regen and drive it to complete. No issues.
8. Next morning, I'm concerned about the chemicals that have blown out of the glowplug ports being all over the electrical and water hoses so I pressure wash the motor.
9. DON'T EVER PRESSURE WASH A 2004-NEWER TDI!!!
10. Control module for the power steering/ABS/Traction Control got wet and the module/steering thingy was replaced (along with the alternator) $1600.
11. Get it back from mechanic and the next morning dead battery.
12. Lights and brights work perfectly, but getting a clicking sound when trying to start.
Back to today...
Is there a starter solenoid that could be bad?
Is there something else that could be bad?
I put a ground strap from the block to the chasis to see if a ground strap was left off, but that made no difference.
Suggestions? Thank you so much!