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Offline bonz4366

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new member from portsmouth.
« on: 02 May 2011, 15:49 »
hi  all, im new to this forum & thought id introduce myself.
my name is chris,& i live in portsmouth

ive got a mk3 golf gti 8v with a starting problem.
what a surprise  :grin:
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Offline Trispage

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Re: new member from portsmouth.
« Reply #1 on: 02 May 2011, 18:13 »
Hello mate, welcome to the club and i'm only in Fareham if you need any help with anything.  What are your starting issue symptoms ?
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Offline bonz4366

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Re: new member from portsmouth.
« Reply #2 on: 02 May 2011, 20:42 »
my  golf wont start, when you turn it over it'll rev for a second then stop, if i keep trying (at least 15 turns or more)  it will fire up & run & drive lovely but as soon as you turn the engine off it wont start again.
ive changed fuel pump relay 167 & tried a different coil. 
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Re: new member from portsmouth.
« Reply #3 on: 02 May 2011, 20:50 »
Quote from: Trispage on 02 May 2011, 18:13
Hello mate, welcome to the club and i'm only in Fareham if you need any help with anything.  What are your starting issue symptoms ?



my  golf wont start, when you turn it over it'll rev for a second then stop, if i keep trying (at least 15 turns or more)  it will fire up & run & drive lovely but as soon as you turn the engine off it wont start again.
ive changed fuel pump relay 167 & tried a different coil
« Last Edit: 02 May 2011, 21:22 by bonz4366 »
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Offline Thom89

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Re: new member from portsmouth.
« Reply #4 on: 02 May 2011, 22:35 »
Hello, and welcome to the Forum  :cool: :cool:

Thom
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Re: new member from portsmouth.
« Reply #5 on: 04 May 2011, 16:18 »
Quote from: bonz4366 on 02 May 2011, 20:50
Quote from: Trispage on 02 May 2011, 18:13
Hello mate, welcome to the club and i'm only in Fareham if you need any help with anything.  What are your starting issue symptoms ?



my  golf wont start, when you turn it over it'll rev for a second then stop, if i keep trying (at least 15 turns or more)  it will fire up & run & drive lovely but as soon as you turn the engine off it wont start again.
ive changed fuel pump relay 167 & tried a different coil

Hi and welcome to the forum. :afro:

If you haven't already, please have a look in the MK3 section and browse around for a solution:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?board=8.0


Common issues for symptoms you show can be found here:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=101400.0
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