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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Overseer on 14 October 2003, 15:35

Title: cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: Overseer on 14 October 2003, 15:35

i noticed this morning, and at lunchtime that when my 16v's been sat cold for a while I have to keep revs up a lil otherwise it'll stall.. eventually it'll stablize at just over 1000 revs if i keep it going.. if I don't it'll stall.  this is when i'm not driving around in it.. e.g. i stalled when reversing ever so slowly out of a space at work at a point when using just the clutch.

but.. if i've made a journey and then get back in again its fine.

any ideas/suggestions?

possibly its because i've just got the car and its been sat around for a bit before I got it.. ?

Title: Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: golfvr6 on 14 October 2003, 19:29

Check the coolant temperature sensor maybe?

Title: Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: Overseer on 14 October 2003, 22:09

ok, how would I do that?


btw.. today was my first 'real' day driving the car to/from work.. i'll see if its a regular thing.

Title: Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: golfvr6 on 14 October 2003, 22:58

Get the car on a fault reader for starters.

Title: Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: Overseer on 15 October 2003, 23:38

ok.. can I buy one cheaply? or would I have to pay the dealer..?

my cars a '97/R, saw on another thread that may affect things.

Title: Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: The VolksWizard on 15 October 2003, 23:59

As on other thread, if you are near J3 M42, pop by and I'll read your fault codes for you FREE OF CHARGE using VAG-COM

www.ross-tech.com/vag-com

Dealer charges about ?50 and we normally charge ?20 - it does take just a couple of mins but the price includes half an hour trying to fix the fault also (rather than just read the code).

Cheers

Title: Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: Overseer on 16 October 2003, 00:04

/me looks at a map.. doh!

thanks for the offer, but i'm down in somerset.


if someone can point me at a cheap (<30 quid) reader that'll do the job i dont mind stumping that up, since i'm sure it'll pay for itself again one day :)

Title: Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: The VolksWizard on 16 October 2003, 00:13

Have you tried TSR?

Grant at Grant Motorsport may be able to help too.

Title: Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: Overseer on 16 October 2003, 00:19

actually.. i'm taking my car into 'carshop' (www.carshoptaunton.co.uk) on monday so they can do me a CAT1 cert on the alarm (damn insurance), they're a vw/audi specialist.. if they can i'll get em to read me the code at the same time, they're pretty good people :)


oh and thanks for the names of those places.. TSR should be a 20 min drive from here if ever need em :)

Title: Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: Overseer on 17 October 2003, 10:45

or.... is this method possible?

http://www.polo-gt.co.uk/mechanical/DigifantFaultCodeReader.html

Title: Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
Post by: Overseer on 24 October 2003, 15:09

an update...

its a week later now.. it seems to behaving better, but it does seem to be 'racing'.. sometimes it idles at 2000 drops to 1900 then goes to 2000, then to 1900... etc etc  not sure if thats normal behavior or what