Help help asap please

slopoke · (#1)

So the car is stored for winter, i start it every 2-3 weeks without problems except i always have to jump it with my jumpbox. Today i jumped it and started up like always ran for about 2 min then just shut down. No hesitation or anything just like somebody had turned it off, now it wont restart and is making some clicking behind the steering column when the key is turned over and also sounds like the fuel pump is turning on and off as this clinking continues... (relay maybe)ANY IDEAS? my car is now in the street and have to get back into the yard as i cant park in the street yet[confused]

BTW car is a 99.5 1.8tqm

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LowlyOilBurner · (#2)

Replace alternator and batt.

turbojohnny · (#3)

yeah you don't really have a serious problem, just your alternator isn't charging your battery. the clicking noises are from your dead battery not having enough juice to make things fully function.

slopoke · (#4)

i was thinking the ignition switch, being the car just shut down and the noise is from behind the steering column

slopoke · (#5)

well i have the daily hooked up to it know, and letting it charge for a little while fingers crossed that it works

slopoke · (#6)

well i left the audi jumped onto my other car running for over an hour and still nothing... all lights on the dash light up bright and everything but still hear the relay clicking and wont fire up... Could a bad relay do this clicking or could it still be the battery?

Boovw · (#7)

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Originally Posted by slopoke

well i left the audi jumped onto my other car running for over an hour and still nothing... all lights on the dash light up bright and everything but still hear the relay clicking and wont fire up... Could a bad relay do this clicking or could it still be the battery?

battery is bad. I would replace the battery with a new one, walamrt is cheapest and i feel last for the $. Let is run, if the car dies after a half hour, then replace altenator.
Its not ignition or relay.

slopoke · (#8)

wouldnt be the timing belt right i would have heard something..

black vengeance · (#9)

Couldn't be a timing belt. Starter would still turn the crank.

Check the battery terminals for corrosion. Clean them anyways while your there. Then check the voltage. Should be around 11.5v - 12.5v, ideally closer to 12.5v. If it's low, pull the battery from the car and charge it. Once fully charged let it sit and check the voltage periodically through out the day. If the voltage drops, then replace the battery. If not, there could be a parasitic draw somewhere in the car.

Once you get the car started, check voltage at the battery once again. should be ~14.6 with the engine running. If not then replace alternator(at the very least pull it and have it tested at autozone or advance.)

No sense throwing parts at a car before making sure.

slopoke · (#10)

terminals are very clean, this is a georgia car no rust anywhere... if it was the battery wouldnt it start with the jumpbox?

im gonna go check out the terminals on the starter on wednesday and play with it some more, anybody with a vag-com wanna help? My vag buddy Willem took off on me =(