SEAT Ibiza II (1999 - 2002) - Ibiza sport 2001 problem help needed

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Wed 24 Oct 2007 09:38
Ibiza sport 2001 problem help needed - jimbo38
Morning,

Can anybody help me with a problem on my Ibiza Sport 2001,

Went to flash a car the other night when i flicked the full beam on the abs light came on and went off every couple of seconds, also the lights on the car started diming and flickering also the car then cut out and everything went off strange!!!

After about 5 seconds everything came back on(resetting everything on the car) this has not happened again any idears? (no engine managment light on)

Thanks for you help

James
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Wed 24 Oct 2007 12:22
Ibiza sport 2001 problem help needed - Screwloose
James

Clearly a major power loss of some kind.

The fuse links in the box on top of the battery [particularly #2 110A] have to be the prime candidates; [check for corrosion or hairline cracks] but earthing issues can't be ruled out.
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Wed 24 Oct 2007 12:47
Ibiza sport 2001 problem help needed - Paul I
A good VW independent with VAG-COM should identify this quickly.
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