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Offline clivusdel

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Starting & Cutting Out
« on: 19 January 2011, 19:06 »
Hi.
My '94 Golf GTi started ok this morning in the frost, I went to the petrol station, when I got back in car & tried to start it,
it fired up, then cut out, this happened 3 times, 4th time it started ok.
Its as if its got an immobiliser fitted, but it hasnt.
Any ideas what this may be?
Cheers in advance.
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Offline Khare

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Re: Starting & Cutting Out
« Reply #1 on: 19 January 2011, 19:08 »
Coil on the way out? Or ECU relay?
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Re: Starting & Cutting Out
« Reply #2 on: 19 January 2011, 19:13 »
Coil, ok.
But where is the ECU Relay fitted? Are they cheap?
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Offline Seanl

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Re: Starting & Cutting Out
« Reply #3 on: 19 January 2011, 19:18 »
Just have q quick check of your air inlet pipes and check your filter is not choked. Mine did it on way home from work the other week, had a look when I for home and the inlet had slipped off the throttle body where I had been havin a play a few days before
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Re: Starting & Cutting Out
« Reply #4 on: 19 January 2011, 19:20 »
All the air intake pipes etc are ok. I took it all off the other week to clean T/Body.
Its been ok up until this morning.
 
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Re: Starting & Cutting Out
« Reply #5 on: 19 January 2011, 19:30 »
That's exactly what I did but obviously didn't fit the spring clip back on properly as a week later it had worked itself loose, I didn't notice it straight away as I was looking elsewhere in the engine bay!
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Re: Starting & Cutting Out
« Reply #6 on: 19 January 2011, 19:36 »
I will re-check everything again tomorrow. Cheers.
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Offline The K man

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Re: Starting & Cutting Out
« Reply #7 on: 19 January 2011, 19:58 »
Throttle body maybe? I have something similar
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Re: Starting & Cutting Out
« Reply #8 on: 19 January 2011, 20:31 »
i had this same problem on my old mk3 golf gl.
on mine it turned out to be the chip thingy in the key.

there is a sensor thingu around the ignition barel that recognises the key.
on mine i found it and moved a wire up around the barrel and it solved my problem.

on mine before i moved the wire sometimes if it didnt start i would take the key out turn it round so the chip was other way round and it would start.

« Last Edit: 19 January 2011, 20:33 by stainesy »
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Re: Starting & Cutting Out
« Reply #9 on: 19 January 2011, 21:33 »
cheers, but i dont hink mine has got a chipped key or an imobillisor.
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