Non starting mk6

[dirtydog]

Bought a 2003 90ps lwb hi top last week and all was fine for the first morning then it wouldn't start. Tried to jump start it but made no difference. Managed to get it started by pulling it down the road in 3rd so I figured it was the starter.
Put a new starter motor and battery on it this afternoon and still nothing.
With ignition off I'm getting 12.5 volts at the big cable at the starter until I turn the ignition on to where the lights come on the dash and then it drops down to about 5.5v. I get the same at the jump point under the bonnet.

Anyone got any ideas?

Starting to get grief from the other half for buying a lemon

[dirtydog]

Putting a multimeter on the battery I get a constant 12.5v ignition on and turning to start

[Altransit]

Mine did this a couple of months back, the problem was that the glow plugs were robbing the power from the battery, eventually the link wire went up in smoke

I cut out the link wire and it's been fine since

[dirtydog]

Where is the link wire?

Sorry for all the questions I'm a mk6 virgin

[Altransit]

It's a fat wire coming away from the jump point. I don't know what colour it was, as it was burned to a crisp when I found the problem

[Altransit]

You could try pulling the glow plug relay and see if it starts normally

[dirtydog]

Ok where is the relay?

Thanks for your help

[Altransit]

Relay R2 Top left of engine fuse box, next to the jump point
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=71739

[dirtydog]

That's a handy link, thanks.

Pulled the relay, still no start Not even a click from the starter

[Altransit]

OK, maybe you have a different problem to me, it did sound very familiar though

[Altransit]

I've just re-read your original post, and I'm now wondering if you have a faulty ignition switch

[dirtydog]

Just had my multimeter on the jump point again.
Ignition of 12.5 volts
Position 1 so radio comes on 12.5v
Position 2 dash lights on 5.5v
Turned as if to start voltage drops to 0.2

[Mr RVM]

I've just re-read your original post, and I'm now wondering if you have a faulty ignition switch

And I would go with that

[dirtydog]

As in the bit attached to the end of the ignition barrel?
Am I pushing my luck hoping that the mk6 and mk5 have the same ignition switch

[bambi mk 1]

A mk 6 will never ever be the same as a mk 5 No they wont fit but a mk 7 will .