Originally Posted by
RichieST
Firstly, commiserations for owning such a piece of shit
Secondly, Remove the grommet and check the wiring that goes from the car through to the bootlid. Where it bends back and forth all the time when opening and closing the boot it can cause the wiring to break and short out on the body work.

i know but hey ho i needed a diesel car and got offer this one and its done me well only little problems lol
Cheers i will check that out tomorrow, iv nicked my fellas escort gti for few days now so least i aint gotta drive my heap of junk lol