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Offline Third Rail

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Car starts ok in mornings...but not any other time!
« on: 27 June 2013, 11:26 »
This will be my last post regarding the bloody starter motor!!

Fitted a new starter, works OK in the morning when i go to work, but in the evening coming home it takes a bit longer to start then any other short trip it barely turns over at all! Next morning i try it, everything is fine....any ideas? A bad earth? Battery?  :huh:

This saga has to be put to bed!  :angry:
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Offline Foreveryoungaus16v

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Re: Car starts ok in mornings...but not any other time!
« Reply #1 on: 27 June 2013, 12:20 »
Tk it to a garage
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Re: Car starts ok in mornings...but not any other time!
« Reply #2 on: 27 June 2013, 13:17 »
Could be a number of things. Even the crank sensor. I would get it scanned if possible.
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Offline Third Rail

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Re: Car starts ok in mornings...but not any other time!
« Reply #3 on: 27 June 2013, 16:32 »
Ahh, damn, was hoping to avoid a garage..been to them quite a bit of late for various things. Crank sensor?? Hmm, didn't know i had one of those! (new to this stuff!)

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Offline gazareth

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Re: Car starts ok in mornings...but not any other time!
« Reply #4 on: 27 June 2013, 19:50 »
hi what car you got? do you mean the engine cranks over really slow when its hot? or cranks normal speed but doesn't start?
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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: Car starts ok in mornings...but not any other time!
« Reply #5 on: 28 June 2013, 07:26 »
Get it scanned / buy a code reader before doing anything else.
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Offline Third Rail

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Re: Car starts ok in mornings...but not any other time!
« Reply #6 on: 28 June 2013, 10:43 »
Quote from: gazareth on 27 June 2013, 19:50
hi what car you got? do you mean the engine cranks over really slow when its hot? or cranks normal speed but doesn't start?
Its a 97 MK3 Cabrio. The starter turns really slowly, sometimes not at all until i try again, then it fires up with zero problems. It starts in the morning no probs, but if i go on a short journey in the day (less than 2 miles) it won't start up normally 80% of the time. It's really random.
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Offline tweed

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Re: Car starts ok in mornings...but not any other time!
« Reply #7 on: 28 June 2013, 10:57 »
Sounds like battery to me mate. Not getting enough charge on short journey.
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Re: Car starts ok in mornings...but not any other time!
« Reply #8 on: 28 June 2013, 13:06 »
Try a bigger battery that won't get drained during the 2 mile journey. If it starts OK after the 2 miles, your current battery is not getting enough charge. Eventually, even the bigger battery will get drained so you really need to get this sorted out.
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Offline Third Rail

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Re: Car starts ok in mornings...but not any other time!
« Reply #9 on: 28 June 2013, 13:56 »
Quote from: tweed on 28 June 2013, 10:57
Sounds like battery to me mate. Not getting enough charge on short journey.

I thought that too but it doesn't make sense that overnight it seems to 'charge' itself and be fine for the morning.
I've booked it on to get a look on vag-com so will let you know what it comes up with.
« Last Edit: 28 June 2013, 14:00 by Third Rail »
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