Foggy Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Can't believe, it... my S3 has not had a single problem in over 4 years and now it's had two in as many months Yesterday morning I start the car only to get a coolant level warning light Pop the bonnet and check the level and it's fine. Restart, problem goes away. Oh well just one of them things perhaps. I arrive at work and as I pull into the car park the dash pod goes completely, no speedo, no tacho, no DIS all dead dead dead, but the car is still running. I check the fuses and see that the instrument cluster fuse has blown, so relatively relieved that it'll only be a few pence to fix. Replace fuse, blows instantly Now the car won't start. As I turn on the ignition I can hear the fuel pump kick in, I can turn over the engine and it sounds like it is going to start and then just dies. Audi seem to think the dash pod will need replacing but obviously need to get it hooked up to test it. Has anyone seen anything similar ? I'd like to go in armed and sounding like I've heard about this from other people so I don't get too rolled over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danksy Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 IIRC doesn't the instrument cluster house the immobiliser too Could be that it needs re-synching somehow? Sounds like you may have wiring loom issue to get to grips with Good luck mate.. hope it gets sorted soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foggy Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 To be honest it would make sense that if the car detects a problem with the instruments it won't start, I mean not knowing how fast you are going or being able to see if there are any warning lights may cause a problem hey ...if it does house the immobiliser then ouch ! it could be expensive I seem to remember that there were issues with the TT blowing dash pods, or may be it was just the DIS, I'm not sure, but any input is welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Im guessing its a dealer job. The TT's did have dodgy dash pods, but it wasnt so much blowing fuses,but disco needles and incorrect fuel gauges etc. I have no idea what is fed off the dashpod fuse, but if a sensor (lets say the coolant sensor) was fed from the same fuse or dashpod, and failed, then the broken shorted sensor would blow the fuse making everything attached dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_tdi Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Most speedos need to be synched with the immobiliser if they are replaced which is more than likely a stealer only job these days. May be worth checking no loose wires or worn wires causing the fuse to blow. Good luck in sourcing the fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo-S3 Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Definately got a short somewhere along the loom. Shame it had to affect the dis. Fixing the short 'may' mean that the dash pod is still ok and might only need a resync for the immobilser. Worse case would be the fault trace for the short and a replacement pod which i know is pretty darn expensive. If its the pod then try to source a 2nd hand one provided that the dealer is will to resync the 2nd hand one including your mileage. If they only do your immobilser then dont worry as you can get the mileage corrected legally. But make sure you do your homework before hand. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Without using "dodgy" characters, you can only reset the mileage on a display once and then only if it has less than 100km (or the miles equivalent) on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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