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2015 T6 DSG.. Where abouts is the main earth strap? Van broke down last week and everything pointed to the alternator which i replaced. Today I’ve had a trailer plugged into my van and I’d left the lights on for 30mins. It completely killed the van. Took ages to jump off but managed to get it...

Main chassis earth strap is a known problem. Try using a jumper cable from the engine block to battery neg post and see if it starts. If so look at the earth strap.

Hi mate I have had the same problem it’s been to main dealer they said earth strap and carried out a repair which did nothing, I then took it to an independent who couldn’t find a fault so I just live with it now which is annoying but it always eventually starts (90% of the time it’s perfect)...

You are a genius....it worked first time, and saved me £199! for a battery everyone said I needed to replace.....Thank you.

...was trying to suggest connecting a jump lead from the battery negative to a ground point on the engine block to see if the issue was with the earth strap on the engine. While it's not usually a good idea to connect straight to the battery past the shunt in this case it's fine for a quick test.

When this happened on my Renault tragic the AA guy swapped the engine earth strap and all was well. Apart from the fact that it was still a Renault! To be fair it was a good work horse!

No Never mind the strap. This side of the shunt is the one that should be connected to vehicle chassis. I just used the strap for that connection.

Not uncommon for issues with main chassis earth, check the earth strap in front/to the left of the battery (stood in front of van facing the engine bay) Can give weird issues that come and go and would be similar to loose battery terminal

I would be checking all the battery and alternator connections- positive and earth. There is a known issue with a corroding earth strap connection. After that I would start to suspect the alternator itself. Pete

Engine ground strap? https://www.t6forum.com/search/1248371/?q=earth+strap&o=relevance ECU power supplies - fuses? https://www.t6forum.com/threads/t6-non-start.37800/post-515231 How does the engine start - immediate start-up always or some cranking before firing up?

Do you have any connections to the -ve post on your starter battery other than the original VW OEM earth strap?

Check the earth strap at the Aux belt end of the engine to chassis.

you mean on the earth strap side of shunt? but wouldn't that then be bypassing the shunt?

Check the earth strap between the chassis and the engine for corrosion. (It’s at the Aux belt end)

If you can hear the relays clicking it might be starter motor related, like corroded connection or bad earth strap to the chassis at the cam belt cover end.

Did they charge you for that? All they has to do was put a jump lead from the battery negative to the chassis to prove it wasn’t the cause.

...Help Identifying Fuses Please Does that loose earth wire go to the 100 relay? If yes, it connects to the same chassis ground point as the battery earth strap. You should be safe to turn the battery around and connect the earth strap. and then confirm each red wire before you connect them up.

Sorry not quite following you on that. as it is in pic the battery side of shunt has the earth from P- and the earth from the Inverter. there is only the earth strap on the earth side of the shunt. Are you saying i should have the inverter connected to the other side of the BMS, B- ?

How do you get to the M13 hex bolt ( re the tension pulley) on the euro5 engine, I have dropped the alternator. I can see 2 bolts 16mm head, for what I think is the power steering pump But can only get at the nearside one. Spanners are either too long or a short stubby, not enough leverage to...

check all main power and grounds for corrosion. engine earth strap, gearbox strap. main chassis earth points. there is a few relays as part of the main ECM power flow. got any pics or screen shot of the scan? or live data? ............. 350bar = 35000Kpa so rail pressure should be in...