'00 jetta tdi 5 speed manual: won't start

jessw5891

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Joined
Nov 1, 2021
Location
Abilene TX
TDI
2000 VW Jetta TDI 5 speed (MT)
PLEASE PLEASE help?? And please bare with me here..this might be a long post. I want to be THOROUGH because you never know. SO here goes:
2000 Jetta Tdi 1.9L (5 speed MT)
Started acting up a few months ago...been having trouble Starting in warm weather, So I went to autozone and Tested the battery and the alternator. I was told that they were both fine. But I needed A glow plug relay.
Next day..... Completely dead can't even jump it.

I decided to start where autozone told me to and I:
changed relay 180 (glow plug relay)
. **Nothing happened**
installed 4 new glow plugs. 2 were burnt up
replaced harness as well
checked the ecm
•friend of mine tried starter fluid he said it was a fuel issue?
• I ordered relay 109 ecm relay.
my ex decided to "Bypass" relay 109
ex fried the terminal for relay 109
friend of mine fixed The terminal
Installed relay

*** yay glow plug light is working now!!!!****
But car doesn't start.
•my friend said that Starter is out.
•I got a new starter and put it in.
**old one looked fine btw**
new starter is in and the battery is back in. NOW all the dash lights come on..yes even the glow plug light. But the Car still does NOTHING!!! No clicking noise...no cranking. Nothing. What the heck?


•and the trunk stopped opening even with a key.





Any ideas???
 
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TurboABA

Top Post Dawg
Joined
Jul 24, 2010
Location
Kitchener, ON
TDI
RIP-2010 Jetta 6spd 2014 Touareg Execline
First of all, you need new friends.
2nd, you say no cranking.... so put a meter on the starter and see if it's getting signal to "start the car".
 

JDSwan87

Black Swamp Thing
Joined
Feb 9, 2014
Location
Michigan near Toledo
TDI
2001 Jetta TDI, 5 speed Lagoon Blue Metallic(sold); 2005 Jetta TDI Wagon auto
Does the car crank?
If the car doesnt crank, try pulling e brake. (Thinking it might me brake interlock)
 
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