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Offline murraymint

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1.8 jetta strugling to start
« on: 13 October 2011, 17:20 »
Recently my dads jetta has had problems starting. Went starting it it turns over but struggles to fire. Put a new battery on but still doin it. And help would be great
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Offline Simeon

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Re: 1.8 jetta strugling to start
« Reply #1 on: 13 October 2011, 18:29 »
Little more detail on the engine might help ...

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Re: 1.8 jetta strugling to start
« Reply #2 on: 13 October 2011, 19:20 »
1.8 8v petrol
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Re: 1.8 jetta strugling to start
« Reply #3 on: 13 October 2011, 19:40 »
Injection or Carb??

What other symptoms are there??

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Re: 1.8 jetta strugling to start
« Reply #4 on: 13 October 2011, 19:55 »
not sure really  :undecided:, carb i think

once started runs fine
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Re: 1.8 jetta strugling to start
« Reply #5 on: 13 October 2011, 23:04 »
Probably the auto choke then