Author Topic: Mk1 GLi cabrio 1.8 - help needed  (Read 2630 times)

Offline redbites

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Mk1 GLi cabrio 1.8 - help needed
« on: 13 May 2003, 18:20 »
My car has always been serviced. Now in the last year, it simply refuses to start. Sometimes it can take 8 attempts to start. Now it refuses to start. I've changed the battery. There is petrol in it (not much). When I did get it to start, it idled like it was on 3 cyls. Horribly.
HELP!
The alarm is ok as well. ??? ???
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jelly

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Re: Mk1 GLi cabrio 1.8 - help needed
« Reply #1 on: 14 May 2003, 00:54 »
Duff alternator??

My car had starting and cutting out probs because of broken alternator.

Distributer only doing 3 cylinders maybe??
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old_boy

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Re: Mk1 GLi cabrio 1.8 - help needed
« Reply #2 on: 14 May 2003, 20:20 »
Have you checked the fuel lines and filler pipe?
If they look rough, (rusty) chance are the inside of your tank could do with a flush and your pipe changing.
Hope this helps. :)
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