Hi all,
Thanks for the help so far!
History: - Bought an S reg A3 in April last year. So far have replaced several parts of the suspension on the passenger side which now seems to be ok.
However, ECU blew about 2 months ago, according to the garage, this was a design fault. The wiring loom which comes up underneath the battery compartment had worn against the body causing several wires to short. These had to be replaced along with the crankshaft sensor and ECU.
Car has until now seemed to be running Ok. Now I have lost power to the electric windows, the sunroof and more importantly the central locking has stopped working. I cannot open the petrol cap which effectively means I am grounded.
So far, have stripped out half of the back trim to try to get to where I beleive the central locking pump is. I have checked all the fuses on a wattmeter and they all appear to be fine.
Checked a few other posts on this site which suggested fuse problems on fuse number 6 but this is ok.
My brother mentioned it could be a relay but being very much an amatuer I have no idea where to even look for this (or for that matter what it would look like!)
If anyone could give me a steer on this it would be much appreciated. As I have said, I am clueless on car issues so please, if you post, try to write it so an idiot could comprehend. This will save me posting back so regularly.
Many thanks.
Thanks for the help so far!
History: - Bought an S reg A3 in April last year. So far have replaced several parts of the suspension on the passenger side which now seems to be ok.
However, ECU blew about 2 months ago, according to the garage, this was a design fault. The wiring loom which comes up underneath the battery compartment had worn against the body causing several wires to short. These had to be replaced along with the crankshaft sensor and ECU.
Car has until now seemed to be running Ok. Now I have lost power to the electric windows, the sunroof and more importantly the central locking has stopped working. I cannot open the petrol cap which effectively means I am grounded.
So far, have stripped out half of the back trim to try to get to where I beleive the central locking pump is. I have checked all the fuses on a wattmeter and they all appear to be fine.
Checked a few other posts on this site which suggested fuse problems on fuse number 6 but this is ok.
My brother mentioned it could be a relay but being very much an amatuer I have no idea where to even look for this (or for that matter what it would look like!)
If anyone could give me a steer on this it would be much appreciated. As I have said, I am clueless on car issues so please, if you post, try to write it so an idiot could comprehend. This will save me posting back so regularly.
Many thanks.