97 golf gti central locking

[sam manktelow]

HI i have a 1997 golf gti 8v, the central locking has stopped working, the pump is making a noise for around 30 seconds but no locking takes place. i was locked out of my boot for 3 days could this be a defective pump or could it be the vac lines? any ideas anyone?

[anonymous-user]

If the pump is running on for 30 seconds then it sounds like you have a leak somewhere in the vac lines. They should be fairly easy to trace through the car but a good idea when you start is to find where the pipe seperates to go either side of the car and blow/suck down each one to see if the door(s) on that side lock.