please help with my starting issues

[vura6]

maybe this side of vortex can help me...my mk3 aba will not start...ive replaced: the ignition coil, ignition switch,cap,rotor,wires,plugs,4 gauge tsunami wire for my battery conversion.fuel filter,water pump,timing belt and tensioner, the alarm is bypassed also i also had my starter checked and i checked it myself...i dont get it the cel flashes 3 times then flashes quickly twice then flashes 3 more times while im cranking it over the cel also clicks in this same pattern... does anyone kno wtf is going on with my car? its been 3 weeks now ive had to bump start my car if i wanna go any where im getting tired of pushing a 3,500lbs piece of garbage...

[roadsterred]

You need to check for a spark at the sparkplug when you're engaging the starter. If you have a spark, then your problem may be fuel related.

With a pressure gauge, connect it to the fuel injection rail and measure the fuel pressure when engaging the starter. It should read a minimum of 36 psi.

If you are reading zero pressure when engaging the starter, your fuel pump or ignition wiring for the fuel pump is suspect.

[vura6]

see if i bump start the car it will run perfectly fine anywhere i wanna go and after its been bump starting the engine will crank over while its warm but once its cold it wont start.. thats not fuel or spark related..........

[vura6]

ok so relay 2,3,5,10 isnt there never has been i understand relay 3 is 109 and thats the ecu relay.....

[vura6]

can anyone tell me what relay # 10 is????

[vura6]

number 10 is the fog light relay....so my fuel pump relay is the clicking im hearing i put a relay in from another jetta same everything....the new relay isnt letting the car start at all im getting little pops thats it..i put my relay back in and it fires back up..now the only reason the car is starting is cuz its warm.......

[vura6]

i seem to asume its my timing thats a little out because the car also doesnt hit the rev limiter it doesnt even come close to it. it just cuts out before the limiter.

[Anony00GT]

So it pop starts fine, and runs normally once started...the starter cranks, yet the engine doesn't start while cranking with the starter?

Test the battery with proper equipment (load tester, not voltmeter), and verify grounds. Check the ignition switch: check power and grounds to ECU, both with key on and key held in the crank position..