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hi guys i have put a vr6 in my polo and its now on its second engine due to a chain guide snapping and killing itself! i got a lower mileage cleaner engine i have been building up over the past 3 months and its all wired up and it just will not start! the starter is clicking but there is plenty of juice to turn it over but i have noticed that the clocks are reseting so i checked the earths cleaned them all and tryed using a jump lead to check the earth on the engine and the starter and it still just clicks and resets the clocks any ideas? cheers Ash

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there is no alarm or immobiliser installed at the moment due to wanting to get it working before adding it in, i am convinced its a earth problem but all i have done is remove the old engine and taken the gearbox off and fitted the engine loom from the old engine to the new one so maybe a wire has split and earthing out on something? (i am running a obd1 golf vr6 engine with a coilpack)

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pretty sure TG had this fault at bretts RR day and tunred out to be the earth from the ecu !!??

how did he over come this? it did yesterday turn over for about 1 second but had no luck since i would bump start it but if the clocks are resetting then dont want to force it to start

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hi guys been pon the case all day the earths all seem to be working spot on as i tested with a voltmeter engine did turn for a little bit but i really seems to be struggling the starter is fine as checked it again so i am really really stuck as cant put my finger on why the clocks are resetting when trying to start!? i think im going to tow it up and down the road and bump start it

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hi guys been pon the case all day the earths all seem to be working spot on as i tested with a voltmeter engine did turn for a little bit but i really seems to be struggling the starter is fine as checked it again so i am really really stuck as cant put my finger on why the clocks are resetting when trying to start!? i think im going to tow it up and down the road and bump start it

how long is a little bit?

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hi guys been pon the case all day the earths all seem to be working spot on as i tested with a voltmeter engine did turn for a little bit but i really seems to be struggling the starter is fine as checked it again so i am really really stuck as cant put my finger on why the clocks are resetting when trying to start!? i think im going to tow it up and down the road and bump start it

how long is a little bit?

3 seconds but it was turning very slow

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You haven't got the 2 main power and earth wires the wrong way round?

im pritty sure they are right

It sounds like your engine doesn't want to turn over, have you tried manually turning the crank, with a spanner on the pulley end??

I say this because it would create all the symptoms that your describing, click of the s/motor which can't turn the engine and draws too much current, reseting your clocks.

Is the s/motor getting hot?

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