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Offline mk4melv

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starting problem
« on: 13 January 2013, 16:27 »
ive got a agu 1.8t golf and the other day it strugled to start every since its been a pain in the rear to start once running its ok but the throttle it a but unresponsive

any idaers gratly receved

thanks melv

sorry for the v poor spelling
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Offline asboGTI

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Re: starting problem
« Reply #1 on: 13 January 2013, 19:18 »
Scanned it for codes
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Re: starting problem
« Reply #2 on: 14 January 2013, 11:45 »
no havnt got a code scanner and cant find anyone local to do it for beer tokens
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Offline asboGTI

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Re: starting problem
« Reply #3 on: 14 January 2013, 12:02 »
i would say i would scan in a couple of weeks but plans chjanged so wont be going devon
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Offline xxChrisxx

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Re: starting problem
« Reply #4 on: 14 January 2013, 12:40 »
Old car? Cold weather?

The first thing to do is get a multimeter across the battery.
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Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: starting problem
« Reply #5 on: 14 January 2013, 12:44 »
then the next thing is a hand held code scanner from ebay for about £20, will definatley repay you in a few uses
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Re: starting problem
« Reply #6 on: 14 January 2013, 12:51 »
I plan on getting Vag-Com in the not too distant future, but for now this is what I use and it works fine:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/U281-VW-Audi-Skoda-Seat-VAG-CAN-BUS-Fault-Code-Reader-Scanner-diagnostic-tool-UK-/221040985066?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item337711c3ea

Dead easy to use, it'll give you any fault codes it finds (not 100% sure how reliable it is and whether it finds everything but it's better than nothing) and you can then search for these online to get a description (the manual only lists a handful of common codes) and possible actions to sort it. Once sorted/noted down, you can clear the codes from the car. This particular one apparently comes with a CD with all the fault codes listed on it, but I just use this to search for the codes as the explanations are decent - also search the forum here as there's likely already posts and solutions to anything you come across:

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Fault_Codes
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