Hi all,

Having some problems with the '6 recently. Battery is only a few months old. I've charged it with a charger and then put it in the car. Worked fine for 5 days or so and then on the last day, each time I start it I hear it struggling more and more for 3 or 4 starts until it barely turns over, like a flat battery. Sometimes this magically cures itself and seems to just charge all of a sudden, regardless of distance traveled.

For example, left work on Friday and it sounded as though it was starting to struggle, 5 miles home and then went out later that evening, 3 miles struggling more so, 5 miles struggling even more and then won't start, so I jump it. Drive 0.5 miles home and then I manage to start it fine 3 consecutive times on my driveway, jumping into life as if nothing is wrong.

Any ideas?

Cheers

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1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+

I had this a few years ago. It was the live stud on the starter had broken inside the solenoid so it looked fine.
One min is was making a good connection, next min it moved and wouldnt let the current from the alt back to the battery resulting in lots of flat battery issues.

Or bad earths as chris said.
Possibly the battery is s**t if its been left flat for a while.

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***Breaking*** Ph3 Silver GTI 6 High Boost

Not checked the earths yet but it's now hunting up to about 2k at idle now. Any ideas?

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1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+

Couple of videos

Here is it starting - https://vid.me/qhc1
Hunting did this the whole 5 miles home yesterday - https://vid.me/YESj


Thanks for advice, will check it this morning

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1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+

Bad earth somewhere dude have you checked the earths on the gearbox and the ones under the battery tray ?

Should be one from negative terminal to gearbox and to the chassis under the gearbox ? Should also be 2 other earths on the gearbox desperate to the battery negative