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Title: new member from portsmouth.
Post by: bonz4366 on 02 May 2011, 15:49

hi  all, im new to this forum & thought id introduce myself.
my name is chris,& i live in portsmouth

ive got a mk3 golf gti 8v with a starting problem.
what a surprise  :grin:

Title: Re: new member from portsmouth.
Post by: Trispage on 02 May 2011, 18:13

Hello mate, welcome to the club and i'm only in Fareham if you need any help with anything.  What are your starting issue symptoms ?

Title: Re: new member from portsmouth.
Post by: bonz4366 on 02 May 2011, 20:42

my  golf wont start, when you turn it over it'll rev for a second then stop, if i keep trying (at least 15 turns or more)  it will fire up & run & drive lovely but as soon as you turn the engine off it wont start again.
ive changed fuel pump relay 167 & tried a different coil. 

Title: Re: new member from portsmouth.
Post by: bonz4366 on 02 May 2011, 20:50

Quote from: Trispage on 02 May 2011, 18:13

Hello mate, welcome to the club and i'm only in Fareham if you need any help with anything.  What are your starting issue symptoms ?

my  golf wont start, when you turn it over it'll rev for a second then stop, if i keep trying (at least 15 turns or more)  it will fire up & run & drive lovely but as soon as you turn the engine off it wont start again.
ive changed fuel pump relay 167 & tried a different coil

Title: Re: new member from portsmouth.
Post by: Thom89 on 02 May 2011, 22:35

Hello, and welcome to the Forum  :cool: :cool:

Thom

Title: Re: new member from portsmouth.
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 04 May 2011, 16:18

Quote from: bonz4366 on 02 May 2011, 20:50

Quote from: Trispage on 02 May 2011, 18:13

Hello mate, welcome to the club and i'm only in Fareham if you need any help with anything.  What are your starting issue symptoms ?

my  golf wont start, when you turn it over it'll rev for a second then stop, if i keep trying (at least 15 turns or more)  it will fire up & run & drive lovely but as soon as you turn the engine off it wont start again.
ive changed fuel pump relay 167 & tried a different coil

Hi and welcome to the forum. :afro:

If you haven't already, please have a look in the MK3 section and browse around for a solution:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?board=8.0


Common issues for symptoms you show can be found here:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=101400.0