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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: stevieC on 02 July 2012, 20:41

Title: Gt sport 170 tdi not starting
Post by: stevieC on 02 July 2012, 20:41
As topic say's the car turns over but won't start,this has been happening over the last few weeks & maybe not started about 6 times.car will start first turn in the morning then when u go back to start it just turns over,sounds as if no fuel is getting through.Also had the injector recall a few weeks ago this is probably when it all started.anyone else had this problem.
Title: Re: Gt sport 170 tdi not starting
Post by: Rhyso on 02 July 2012, 20:51
Does it only fail to start if the car is up to temperature?  i.e. you drive it for a few minutes or more then stop then try to start?
Title: Re: Gt sport 170 tdi not starting
Post by: stevieC on 02 July 2012, 20:58
Yeh rhyso but just drove a 200 mile round trip on sat with no probs,but your right it will only happen after you've started it drove then tried 2 start it again.
Title: Re: Gt sport 170 tdi not starting
Post by: Rhyso on 02 July 2012, 21:25
Yeh rhyso but just drove a 200 mile round trip on sat with no probs,but your right it will only happen after you've started it drove then tried 2 start it again.

I know a bloke with a Passat who had a similar problem; had to wait for the car to cool down

Think it was the cam position sensor that was at fault  :undecided: 
Title: Re: Gt sport 170 tdi not starting
Post by: stevieC on 02 July 2012, 21:29
Cheers for that.got it booked into vw on wens 2 see what they say.
Title: Re: Gt sport 170 tdi not starting
Post by: stevieC on 06 July 2012, 20:32
Rhyso u were right cam position sensor,vw want £540 to fix.Is this fault comming up due to the timing belt just being changed.
Title: Re: Gt sport 170 tdi not starting
Post by: Rhyso on 06 July 2012, 20:42
Rhyso u were right cam position sensor,vw want £540 to fix.Is this fault comming up due to the timing belt just being changed.

How much??!! Bloke with the passat paid less than £100 to have his sorted  :undecided:  he certainly didnt pay that!!!  VW wanted to change is ecu mind at £800.....
Title: Re: Gt sport 170 tdi not starting
Post by: stevieC on 06 July 2012, 21:06
Vw say,diagnostic, 4 hrs fitting part & part £540 do they need to remove timing belt.
Title: Re: Gt sport 170 tdi not starting
Post by: Rhyso on 06 July 2012, 21:43
Vw say,diagnostic, 4 hrs fitting part & part £540 do they need to remove timing belt.

Hmm drop Topher a PM; he works for Midland VW and can confirm if thats true  :smiley:
Title: Re: Gt sport 170 tdi not starting
Post by: Organisys on 06 July 2012, 21:58
Find an independent who can correctly read any fault codes.