Trouble starting

[hillergoose]

Hey. some mornings after a spell sat in the garage for a few days it has trouble starting and very occasionally back fires.......fuel pump? new leads & plugs needed?  Thanks

[raferackstraw]

1st check for spark, then check for fuel, it would help if you gave a bit more info as to which engine, does it crank slowly?

[hillergoose]

cheers. '89, 1.8 gti.....it sometimes does crank slow yes. Tempermental at times. could be stood for weeks and start 1st time, stood for a day and its a right chew on

[raferackstraw]

cranking slowly is bad with fuel injection check your battery, get a multimeter across the terminals you should above 14v with engine running, check the conections at starter motor and xclean up all earths in engine bay, give it a good service plugs, dizzy cap rotor arm, check cold start injector is working this is essential for starting when cold

[hillergoose]

superb mate. thanks