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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Jay77 on 11 February 2012, 19:46

Title: Starting Problem
Post by: Jay77 on 11 February 2012, 19:46

Can anyone help? if i leave the car and its cold it turns over fine but if i drive it for 5min trun it of, it wont start up again for about 5min. Does anyone know what could be wrong

Title: Re: Starting Problem
Post by: X4MGS on 11 February 2012, 19:50

Need more info....

What is it????????????????

Title: Re: Starting Problem
Post by: Jay77 on 12 February 2012, 12:32

its a 2.0 16v abf engine in my mk2 golf gti. When driving its fine power is there.. just wont turn over

Title: Re: Starting Problem
Post by: Ben Lessani on 12 February 2012, 22:05

1. When you say run it for 5 mins, do you mean until its hot?
2. And when its hot, does it run normally, or misfire? if it misfires, maybe a cracked dizzy and is only affected under heat
3. When you go to start it again after 5 mins, is the fuel pump priming or not? could be an accumulator fault
4. Is the starter actually turning but its not firing, or is it not even turning over?

Title: Re: Starting Problem
Post by: Jay77 on 14 February 2012, 22:43

No you can take it 500 meters down th road or driving it for 30 min once you turn it of it just wont turn over straight way.
it does misfire but put that down to the new power flow exhaust, maybe not then.
sorry dont know what fuel pump priming is.
Its turning just not sparking, then the battery starts to die.

Title: Re: Starting Problem
Post by: Ben Lessani on 14 February 2012, 23:02

Well if it's not hot, that rules out the hall sender idea.

I'd be inclined to say fuel pump or accumulator, but if you don't know what priming is you're not going to be able to fix it

Title: Re: Starting Problem
Post by: glove on 15 February 2012, 19:34

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Title: Re: Starting Problem
Post by: Ben Lessani on 15 February 2012, 20:31

He says it happens after driving 500m - so it can't be heat related.

Title: Re: Starting Problem
Post by: Jay77 on 15 February 2012, 21:00

glove it will happen if hot or cold. 
Ben i'll find out what priming is But thanks for all your help guys

Title: Re: Starting Problem
Post by: clipperjay on 15 February 2012, 21:55

Ben is refering to a Fuel issues, possible fuel starvation via pump or relay?

Title: Re: Starting Problem
Post by: glove on 15 February 2012, 22:33

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