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Greedy

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Cold Weather?!
« on: 06 February 2008, 10:26 »
The last few frosty mornings...over the past 2 wks have been abit of a nightmare 2 start my 96' GTi. It just starts and no more...but then i just keep the revs high n it sorts itself out. is it just the weather or is this something a lil more serious?! Thanks.
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Offline Chris 'N' Jen

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Re: Cold Weather?!
« Reply #1 on: 06 February 2008, 10:35 »
Do you only have probs when the wather is exeptionally cold or just when the engine is cold.

is it maybe something to do with the auto choke. (if these cars have em of course)

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Re: Cold Weather?!
« Reply #2 on: 06 February 2008, 13:34 »
Its just really been the last couple of times its been cold. i.e frosty windows. It'll start then idle around 500 revs...but i just put the boot down and it spluttered then caught n the revs went as normal...if u know wot i mean?! lol
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Re: Cold Weather?!
« Reply #3 on: 06 February 2008, 13:50 »
yer that makes sense. thats what was happening to mine as it happens, but with mine it was whenever the eingine was cold. I have a Mk4 though so yours maybe totally different.
Is it the 2.0 8v? if it is i beleive the mk4 inherited this engine. cant be sure though.

I never found out what actually cured mine as i had it remapped, then the problem dissapeard.

Ill leave this one for those in the know.

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Re: Cold Weather?!
« Reply #4 on: 06 February 2008, 13:59 »
Doesnt have an auto choke!

Could be one of the temp sensors. :undecided:
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Re: Cold Weather?!
« Reply #5 on: 07 February 2008, 11:07 »
Its a 16valver i have. Did it this morning again! Late 4 work! :shocked: I was thinking maybe it wasn't gettin a good spark?! but...don't really know much about cars, lol. It seems to run fine once it has started altho it misses 4 a wee bit. Been tending to drive a wee bit bit in 3rd just to heat the car up...that always seems 2 fix the problem. Don't like driving it like that tho. :sad:
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Re: Cold Weather?!
« Reply #6 on: 07 February 2008, 14:00 »
ye i started a topic on the same thing but got told by others its my relays no 30 something and 120 something, went to the main dealers pulled them out and asked for them, they then took my reg and said these are not the realays for yourr engine..? but it seems to run ok. i asked him to investingate, which he never but rung me back saying it could be the temp sensor which he quoted me £28 for...

It has been cold here to and i have to hold the key, cranking the engine for bout 20 secs then it'll fire before in the past i had to turn it over like this for 3x 20 secs till it fired.

one time it wouldnt idle like you said and i had to hold the accelerator for about 20 secs otherwise it would die again.

It has been ok recently have not changed anything... any help would be great.
dan
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