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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: jonrandom on 18 April 2013, 19:45
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I uprated my inlet manifold fuel rail and fitted a new fuel filter and was just wondering whether air can get trapped and stop fuel from getting to the injectors?
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Surely the air would get pulled through when you turn it over till it fires is the pump turning on when you start it?
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Yeah you would have thought so, just wondering incase the immobiliser isnt the problem
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It will take time to crank its only because all the fuel has gone from the pipes air dosent usually get traped in petrol engines diesels mainly have a problem with cranking with no fuel in the pipes i fill up the new filter with fresh diesel
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Yeah you would have thought so, just wondering incase the immobiliser isnt the problem
if your car is not starting has any of the fuel pipes got jubilee clips on them if they have check the tightness of them as too tight can pinch the fuel supply and starve the engine
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Yeah you would have thought so, just wondering incase the immobiliser isnt the problem
if your car is not starting has any of the fuel pipes got jubilee clips on them if they have check the tightness of them as too tight can pinch the fuel supply and starve the engine
Yeah it has in a few places will check them over. Did undo one of them and fuel did start to leak so it would seem fuel is getting there but the engine doesn't even start to fire up. As someone has said if the immobiliser is on doesnt it still start then cut out a few seconds later?
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Mine sometimes kicks up the immobilizer and doesn't start others it does start so that not much help but it won't be much help if your cranking it with the immobillizer cause it will only be pulling the air through for now anyway
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Ok nice one, I need to stop worrying, one step at a time and get the key sorted first then go from there I guess
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Isnt there a key icon on the dash when the immobiliser isnt disarmed
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There doesn't seem to be anything extra on the dash
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Hmmmm mines got the key and comes up with a message saying immobillizer active
Turn the key round 2 clicks and get a pic of the lights that come up straight away and then one with the ignition off see if we spot something you never know
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Will get some pictures later on mate hopefully it will shed some light :smiley:
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Is the starter turning?
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Yeah the starter is turning but thats it nothing else at all.
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this might seem stupid but have you checked the fuse for the fuel system?
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Havent had a chance to get there today so will go tomorrow, i'm sure the fuse hasnt gone but will check it so can rule it out, there is that fuse thing for the gauges so maybe thats messing something up.
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hurry up and sort this ffs as i said with the amount of DIY bits you have done you desevre a working car
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Cheers mate its been a long road but so so close, its got to be something simple as it worked fine before and ive only changed the inlet really. After tomorrow hopefully will get some answers :smiley:
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Take the fuel feed to the rail off and stick it in a jerry can then switch the ignition on. You'll soon know if your pump is priming on the key or on starting
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Cheers will do that first thing
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Well its not the fuel pump as it primes, im just hoping its the immobiliser messing things up
Dash on start up
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Hopefully sort out the key this wk