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General => The garage => Topic started by: stefanedge on 05 April 2013, 14:36

Title: problems cold starting
Post by: stefanedge on 05 April 2013, 14:36

Got a mk3 1.9d. it has problems cold starting which has been recently getting worse. in the morning it usually takes 2-3 attempts to get it started. i turn on the glow plugs twice till i turn it over. and the same when i finish work. yesterday it didn't start and had to bump start it.
it has a faulty thermostat (always open) and only water in the cooling system.

anyone got any ideas to what the cause could be? I've been told may be glow plugs. bought a new thermostat today and that will be getting fitted once I've flushed the system.

Any help would be much appreciated. cheers.

Title: Re: problems cold starting
Post by: itavaltalainen on 05 April 2013, 18:01

fix thermostat, measure glow plugs with multimeter individually (should be 1-2 Ohms or thereabouts for each plug).

check fault code, maybe something in there.....

Title: Re: problems cold starting
Post by: javalin on 05 April 2013, 18:05

yeah +1 for the glow plugs.  New set required I think!