An update – the ignition switch was knackered, the steering locked and it wouldn’t release, after putting a new switch in, it released straight away and the ignition now has that proper ‘springy’ feel.
Photo of the old switch here:
Car still not starting though, symptoms are as if it has a flat battery, but the battery is fine, so I took off the passenger wheel arch liners and found the fault, the wire going to the starter is bad, gave it a bit of a wiggle (disconnect the battery first), and the car is now trying to crank, not only that, but the fuel pump fuse is no longer blowing either! Some progress…
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t won’t turn over though, it sounds as if it is being starved of fuel, so I whipped out the old fuel filter and replaced it with a new one – same thing!
Next job is to replace the fuel pump, the last owner replaced this, but with a second hand one, bugs me that does and total false economy, especially since a genuine new Simens VDO ones can be had for nearly half the second hand priced one! Keep your fingers crossed for me, I reckon I could have it working this week.
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2009 Audi RS 6 Saloon V10 - 420mm Ceramics, Keyless, Soft Close, Adaptive Cruise, Glass Sunroof, Blinds, Twin Pane & UV, Freeview & DAB, High Beam Assist, MTM bits, Audi Exclusive Bits, MRC, Milltek, GYEF1 ASY2's, Bluetooth streaming music to AMI mod - 753 PS/1021 NM
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