16v no start problem

[hareless at gmail.com (Sean Whalen)]

I don't know if this will help, but I happened to be perusing the A-2 book
today and it says for a PL(I know it's CIS-E) no start situation to hook an
extra ground from the battery neg to the chassis.  I used to have a 90
Passat and that Motronic drove me crazy, too.

On 4/7/07, Derrick floyd <tyrone27@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just brought a 92 passat 16v and its won't start. Its not getting spark.
> I
> pulled a spark plug wire and used a new spark plug and grounded it to the
> motor while my brother cranked it and its not producing spark at all.
>
> so I traced the problem further and I hooked a voltage meter up to the
> coil.
> I hooked the positive to the + side on the coil and negative to the - side
> of the coil and tested it with the ignition and while cranking and I'm not
> getting voltage. then I unhooked the ECU and connected a 12V wire from the
> jump box to the + side of the coil and still nothing.
>
> Then I tested the small black nodule that is right next to the coil and
> removed the connector and tested each wire for power and I'm not getting
> power from any of the wires.
>
> So I'm at the point now where I don't know what else to check. Anyone have
> any suggestion on what to look at or check?
>
> One thing I did notice is that when I turn on the ignition the clock on
> the
> dash goes out. I thought it was the battery until I put a jump box on the
> battery and it was still doing it with it cranking fast. Don't know if it
> helps but it something I noticed while trying to trouble shoot.
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Sean
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