vr6 water tempreture light

[hilla 0]

pls guys help is urgently needed for my 96 jetta vr6, yesterday after work, i noticed the water temp light flashing on the dash, after 3 flashes the engine cut out now it does not want to start. Could a bad water sensor be the cause.

[yakuza racer 16]

very strange buddy, lets wait and hear what the boys have to say, cause i have no idea

[p0u1 14]

well the light on,y come on when you have no coolent, hope you havnt split a pipe and warped the head

[hilla 0]

i discovered there is no spark and fuel, yesterday my car was parked in the rain, i have checked everything then i checked the tray where the ecu is mounted and it was wet, pls guys dnt tell me the ecu got wet, how am i going to fix it.

[p0u1 14]

i think the ecu should be water resistant, but it sounds like your ecu might of gave up :-/

[oldmandon 1]

Have you checked all your fuses? Spray some water replant oil, ie wd40 or the like ,around the ecu and the fuse box, then check for a spark. But check your fuses first.

[p0u1 14]

take the ecu apart and put it somewhere warm to dry for a night if you think its got wet, just hope its not fryed

[hilla 0]

i checked the ecu relay and it smelt like burn, did the water in the ecu cause the short. i put another relay in but still no spark or fuel, also opened the ecu everthing looked fine inside. A month ago where i used to live i removed the ecu everynight for the fucken thieves. did this maybe wear out the ecu making it prone for water damage, i think the plastic cover closing the tray does not seal anymore. im getting an ecu for R1000 is it a good idea. i need the car back on the road urgently

[p0u1 14]

r1000? the relay been burnt is a sign of to much current going through it, normally means a short somewhere down the line, have you tryed vagcom to see if it will talk to the car, if not then maybe the ecu is blown, i dose sound like it went a bit mental before it died, is it a obd1 or 2 as i know the obd1 will refuse to run if some of the sensors dont work.

[hilla 0]

it is the early 96 model so it is obd2, i changed the ecu relay but still no luck.why does the electric water pump keep on running when the ignition is on, is it normal. Then lastly, i used to remove the ecu constantly for theft, did that also maybe damage it