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Offline thatwillis

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1.8t won't start.
« on: 29 January 2013, 14:49 »
Hey guys.

My 1.8t wouldn't start last night. But managed to get it to start eventually with the throttle fully open.

I did a scan and got the codes

17967/P1559/005465 - Throttle Body (J338): Fault in Basic Settings
http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/17967/P1559/005465

17973/P1565/005477 - Throttle Actuator (J338): Lower Stop not Reached
http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/17973/P1565/005477

The problem came on gradually I had problems starting it the last few times I used it.

Would it make sence to say the throttle body needs a clean? Is it just a matter of taking it out of the car and cleaning all the moving parts with brake cleaner, giving it a good wipe over? Or is more required? Does anyone know any good 'how tos'?

Cheers
Willis
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Offline rio_gti

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Re: 1.8t won't start.
« Reply #1 on: 29 January 2013, 16:22 »
is it drive by wire or throttle cable??

if its dbw try doing a tb alignment with vag com and see if that sorts it out
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Re: 1.8t won't start.
« Reply #2 on: 29 January 2013, 18:06 »
Quote from: rio_gti on 29 January 2013, 16:22
is it drive by wire or throttle cable??

if its dbw try doing a tb alignment with vag com and see if that sorts it out

Its drive by cable. I took the throttle body out and cleaned it well with brake cleaner. It will now start.. just about. But its struggles. I cleared all the codes and they arn't coming back up after taking it for a drive. Any more ideas?
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Re: 1.8t won't start.
« Reply #3 on: 29 January 2013, 18:47 »
does it just not tick over?

Possibly starter motor?
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Re: 1.8t won't start.
« Reply #4 on: 29 January 2013, 20:49 »
make sure you get right in the corners where the plate sits, really bad deposits can make it stick
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Re: 1.8t won't start.
« Reply #5 on: 31 January 2013, 23:53 »
After a couple of drives its appears to be sorted. But fingers crossed it doesn't suddenly happen again.  :undecided:
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Re: 1.8t won't start.
« Reply #6 on: 01 February 2013, 00:00 »
Quote from: thatwillis on 31 January 2013, 23:53
After a couple of drives its appears to be sorted. But fingers crossed it doesn't suddenly happen again.  :undecided:
prob just the throttle body took its time to re-adjust  :wink:
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