SKODA FABIA VW POLO Won’t Start, Key Turns No Crank “HOW TO REPAIR”
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- In this video when you turn the key on your Skoda Fabio or Volkswagen polo/golf and nothing happens other than the dash lights come on nine times out of 10 it is a broken wire hey I show you how to find diagnose and repair the problem
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One of the best instructional automotive videos I've ever seen by far! Helped me diagnose and fix this exact issue on my Fabia VRS all in an evening. Thank you!
Glad it helped! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Yep, was the same problem with my Fabia VRS MKI. Just fixed it. Thanks for the video mate 🤗
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I had the same problem with Skoda Fabia 1.2 htp, 40kW, 2006. A slightly different way of dismantling and the starter cable cover was very difficult to remove. Now it works perfect, thank you!
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This is a brilliant repair video.
We’re having the problem with my fabia where it won’t start even though all lights turns on and such.
We’ve done a medium overhaul before having the Car inspected, fixing exhaust, breakes, etc. When we was working to figure out why there wasnt getting much heat into the Car (a pain in the winter for sure) and it wouldn’t turn on, we thought it might be because the Car hadn’t got enough power after being in the garage a couple of weeks, doors open on and off and being turned on without haven had a long ride to recharge the battery (in all honesty I rarely ride very far so it might not have been charged well getting in there already), but when we had the Car charged overnight and it still wouldn’t start, we were a bit at a loss.
I’ll make sure to forward this to my dad so that we can give this a try.
Weird coincidence how it would stop working when we were working on the car though; normally I would say that it had been something we did, but we haven’t been around the motor for anything but taking off the exhaust pipe and putting it back in I think.
Anyway, Thanks for such a well constructed video, it really is classy when one is looking for possible fixes
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A TOP CLASS video Anton! Very clear and easy to follow! I was scratching my head a bit over the none starting issue and thought it was the battery connection. Skoda Fabia VRS MK1 TDi it has never let me down until this wire issue!
Glad it helped! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Just had this problem on my girlfriends polo, googled the problem and your video featured, watched it and began to take it apart and there was, Wire broken.... stripped it off, applied terminal and hooked battery up... Started up straight away! Top job, cheers for the advice 👍🏽
Fantastic Conor, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
I’m a Southern Cal guy living in Germany and I’m accustom on working on cars since I was 17 (I’m not a mechanic). My first was a 289 67 Mustang. Now with all the plastic & electronic sh… stuff! Glad to have found You! Everybody (skilled mechanics) wanted > 200 € for the fix - without labor. Bless Your Soul.
Brilliant that you fixed the problem, thanks for the great comments 👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Thanks so much! Had the same problem on my Skoda Fabia combi 2006. Managed to fix it without removing the battery! Its a bit of a struggle but doable even with big hands.
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Yeah good point, i choose not to because I'm not that experienced in car mechanics. Therefore I could make more mistakes to parts that where working fine.
Thanks man! Just fixed my fabia vrs. Exactly this issue. Didn't have a spade connector so cut open the connector and soldered a wire on to extend it and jointed it. Caked it in solder and used very flexible wire, hopefully prevents it happening again.
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Cheers mate for this. Followed your video took everything out and....wire was perfect. Nooo I was almost hoping it would be broke but my hand brushed off the earth wire and it came away. It was burned oway from the clamp..replace d it and jobs a good un. Sorted so thanks for pointing me in the right direction👍
Glad it helped well spotted, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Thanks........Simply and thoroughly explained........Well done.
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Good teaching, now I know, I won't have to even think about buying a starter.
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Thats great advice , I'll try this as Ive got these issues 👍
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PLEASE DON'T DISMISS THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDS 'RIDICULOUS'!
It worked for me on my VW Golf which I had just had for 2 weeks. I turned the key, motor didn't crank, steering wheel wouldn't turn, couldn't change out of P (park), horn wouldn't work, ALTHOUGH, radio did work. Basically, all the mechanisms for driving away were locked (I believe this is a safety feature designed to make it harder for car thieves to drive away if they hot-wire your car, so that's a good thing right. After waiting for an hour in the pouring rain for Roadside Assist to come and help, this is what they did, after properly closing the back door which I had not closed properly.
THE FIX: PRESS 'LOCK' on KEY, then PRESS 'UNLOCK' on KEY. Turn key as per usual and hey, PRESTO! IT STARTED!!
Hope this helps someone!!! Good luck to all of you who searched for this video!!!
not ridiculous at all, its always worth doing a lock and open sequence, and sometimes a battery reset, by disconnecting the battery for 5 minutes, always start at the bottom and work your way up ,Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Thanks fixed my Skoda Rapid.
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Hi, the key in my polo refuses to turn further after the lights come in the dash. Removing the key and engaging the steering lock and again disengaging the steering lock by wiggling the steering to the right side makes the key turn and the car to start. This takes multiple tries. What could be the reason?
sounds like a ignition barrel issue, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
@@aaanton11 changed the ignition switch only and the problem is solved. Thanks
you are a legend! saved me so much money !
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Hi, Great tutorial thanks - I'm getting that clicking sound when trying to start the car. Car won't start and dash lights go off on key turn. All electrics are good(lights, ewindows etc)and battery good. Wondering if this fix applies in my case. Dont want to mess with this if not likely to be my prob 😣. TIA 👍
I would check the engine earth first, then the starter solenoid as in the video, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Any idea where the starter relay is on a 64 reg polo 1.2 tsi?
sorry not sure without a wiring diagram, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Hi I got a fabia 1.4tdi battery go's flat in too days the battery on the car is new any ideas please would be most appreciated
You need to do a drain test with a ammeter, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Skoda Fabia. Last November (yes, almost a year ago) the clutch went. Changed the clutch and was told to drive around for two days and come back for some checks. It also had a new battery installed at the same time.
That day, started the car, drove 150m to stop at the pharmacy and when came back to the far-reaching it wouldn't crank. Just like you are showing, lights comes on, but on turning the key all I get is a low hum somewhere close to the fire wall in the middle of the bonnet. My mechanic, since it was still on the guarantee after clutch change said it must be something g silly and promised to tow the car to his and have it done. 7 months ago. I'm a very patient person. Had another car in the meantime but I want to do at Skoda now and sell it.
Question: could it be the repair of the clutch or replacing the battery causing the problem with the wire as you showed?'I'm going to take everything off tomorrow as you showed but wonder if fixing the clutch could have break off that wire?
it will either be the connections in the video or the engine earth wire which is a big one that goes from the gearbox casing to the vehicle body, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
@@aaanton11 I have checked all possible wires last night. Everything is sound and safely packed in bunches, no loose ends, rusty ends etc. I think connecting it to the computer will be quickest way if only the nearest computer wasn't 20 km away :) thank you
@@aaanton11 my good god! YOU WERE RIGHT! My Skoda has finally got her mechanic appointment ad it was corroded earth strap! £5 fix and it ready to be sold now! If I only reached as deep as they did, I would spot it myself and did it at my driveway.
👏 well done, 😄
I check the connector but it wasn’t broken. I cleaned all the connectors to battery and to starter and still no crank. It only makes click sound when I turn the ignition. The only thing I can think to test next is to try boost the battery. Do you think that’ll fix it. I don’t want to buy new starter.
Check it with a multimeter save you spending unnecessarily, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
My car has a struggle to crank, will always start on the third go.
One time it had the dash lights but wouldnt crank over, not even a click. It was the earth strap to the starter has corroded. I mqnaged to fix it and woukd continue to stat third time, sluggishly try to turn but couldn't until the third turn.
Then today, the same symptoms. Ive checked the strap i fixed before, checked with multimeter and all seems okay. I didnt check this bloody wire though!!
Could this wire being damaged caise the sluggish starting for the last two years? And now maybe finally gone completely?
Kind regards
Craig
Yes its a common one, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Hey guys , i had my heater running for an hour or 2 in a vw polo 2009 old model being parked up, suddenly my car beeped and it turned off, and it wouldnt turn over, i bump started it and it drives but the power stearing goes first then it beeps and turns off?? Any clues? Thankyou
Sounds like the alternator is not charging, check the belt and battery voltage, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
I have this same problem,I checked the wire and it's ok,any ideas welcome
If you feed 12volts to the wire does the starter work, also check the engine earth, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
@@aaanton11can you explain how to do that as I'm not that experienced with cars thanks or is there a video I can watch?
Thanks. Had the same problem and managed to fix it by using this video. However, afterwards there appeared orange engine light in dashboard. Any ideas if this is related or perhaps wrongly connected the wires?
You just need to erase faults with a code reader Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Do the Fabia IIs got the same problem? I got here a 2012 1.6TDi with the same problem, it didn`t crank a few times for the last months and we push started it, today it cranked once in the morning then stopped completely.
Yes all the same, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
@@aaanton11 sadly that's not the problem with me. I checked the cable, good 12 volts go to the alternator. Took it down, disassembled it and every single magnet was unglued. 😭
Would you get a check safe lock with this starter wire problem causing ingition lights on yet no engine start or is that a seperate problem for vw polo 2013
Possibly, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
My Skoda Fabia is the 2006 hatchback with the 1.4l 16v engine and the 4 speed auto transmission, left hand drive.
I followed the steps of this nice video but when i lifted the battery tray i couldnt find the starter!
Am I missing something or just getting old?
Would it be possible to get some help on the location of the starter on this model?
Thank you !
Being an automatic, the starter motor might be round the back, it is there somewhere lol, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
@@aaanton11 thank you!!
Yes 😅eventually i found the location.
It's behind the engine block right below the intake manifold that needs to be taken out to access the starter. I guess not as easy as I thought.. but challenge acceppted Skoda
So started motor not cranking even though the wire is attached? What would your diagnosis be?
could be the motor, give it a bash with a hammer whilst turning the key, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
My 1.9 bora cut out whilst driving im getting the same thing as you here turn the key and nothing, could it cut out whilst driving because of this wire? I think i stalled it and maybe the jolt of the engine has finished the wires life off??
You might have a broken earth wire from the engine to the battery, it wont be the wire in the video, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Great job
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Im having the same problem.I put in new battery and starter.worked for a moment then it won't start again like in the video.
Check those wires, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
@@aaanton11 All volts and gnd is good to the starter.Just cant think what would be the problem.car runs fine when push started.
I have a Skoda Fabia 1.4 Tdi. I had the same issue last night where all the power components worked but it would not crank whilst I turned the key. I tried a few times then I got out of the car, locked it and came back after 2 minutes to try again and it started. After that I drove for about 20 miles and stopped to check again and it would not start again. So I gave it a few tries and it started up and it is fine up till now but I would want to know what actually caused that problem. Could it be the wire that is going bad? Or Ignition Key Barrel?
Most likely the wire breaking at the starter connector, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
@@aaanton11 Thanks for the reply. I will have a look at it.
Do you need a terminal?
Yes Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Just saved me buying new starter motor
Fantastic Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
My Skoda Fabia does a half crank,, doesn't start and then dies and rear wiper comes on . Battery is fully charged and it jump starts. I accidentally broke the plastic positive terminal cover off ( just the bit that goes over the terminal, not the full plastic wire box cover ) which dropped into the workings somewhere. Could this have snagged something to stop it starting? I haven't found the plastic piece that dropped into the car workings somewhere down the right side of the battery. It was kind of on a shelf which when I tried to reach it, it dropped further in and I can't see it, hasn't dropped on the floor. Though I have driven the car around the block without seeing it fall out. I wish my dad was still around, this was his car and he was a mechanic. I think I've broken my dad's car. Or could this be because there's now no plastic cover over the positive terminal? I don't want to take it to a garage for them to take the mick with pricing and me not being too mechanically savvy.
sounds like the earth wire to the engine from the battery has a poor connection, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
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Was it the same on polo6n2 1.0 2001?.thanks
yes, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
I have a 2011 polo gti is this the same ?
Very similar Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
This is happening to my car, but the car shut off at 70mph? Would this cause the car to cut off?
It is possible your main engine earth wire has broken, it wont be the wire in this video, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
@@aaanton11 cheers for the reply. My engine has seized but had normal oil levels and no leak? Seems to be an oil pump failure?
What if it crancks starts then cuts out?
A different issue, possible key transponder, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
VW in general seem to have longstanding problems due to going cheap on wiring.. is this down to the engineers or the accountants? (I'm a cost accountant btw)..
I've had a few over the years.. never any probs with the engines but it is the utterly crap electrics that always let the side down.. imho they are only just marginally worse than Renault
I definitely think Renault win that one, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Odds on you doing this for me? I’m being serious. I’ll drive to wherever you’re at, my mechanic changed the starter and still can’t figure it out. Now it starts sometimes and other times it won’t even crank it’s a polo 9n
The odds unfortunately aren’t good, but thanks for the great comments, it sounds like you might have a wire or Relay issue👍🏻👍🏻🛠
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Doesn't look the same as my 1.4 polo 9n3 under the bonnet i mean.air box doesnt look thr same or thr batter compartment/tray..
The engine and connections are identical, thanks for the great comments 👍🏻👍🏻🛠
My polo 6n2 mpi not start boss
Oh no, better watch some more videos 😁thanks for the great comments 👍🏻👍🏻🛠