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Offline Overseer

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cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
« on: 14 October 2003, 15:35 »
i noticed this morning, and at lunchtime that when my 16v's been sat cold for a while I have to keep revs up a lil otherwise it'll stall.. eventually it'll stablize at just over 1000 revs if i keep it going.. if I don't it'll stall.  this is when i'm not driving around in it.. e.g. i stalled when reversing ever so slowly out of a space at work at a point when using just the clutch.

but.. if i've made a journey and then get back in again its fine.

any ideas/suggestions?

possibly its because i've just got the car and its been sat around for a bit before I got it.. ?
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Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
« Reply #1 on: 14 October 2003, 19:29 »
Check the coolant temperature sensor maybe?
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Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
« Reply #2 on: 14 October 2003, 22:09 »
ok, how would I do that?


btw.. today was my first 'real' day driving the car to/from work.. i'll see if its a regular thing.
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Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
« Reply #3 on: 14 October 2003, 22:58 »
Get the car on a fault reader for starters.
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Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
« Reply #4 on: 15 October 2003, 23:38 »
ok.. can I buy one cheaply? or would I have to pay the dealer..?

my cars a '97/R, saw on another thread that may affect things.
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Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
« Reply #5 on: 15 October 2003, 23:59 »
As on other thread, if you are near J3 M42, pop by and I'll read your fault codes for you FREE OF CHARGE using VAG-COM

www.ross-tech.com/vag-com

Dealer charges about ?50 and we normally charge ?20 - it does take just a couple of mins but the price includes half an hour trying to fix the fault also (rather than just read the code).

Cheers
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Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
« Reply #6 on: 16 October 2003, 00:04 »
* Overseer looks at a map.. doh!

thanks for the offer, but i'm down in somerset.


if someone can point me at a cheap (<30 quid) reader that'll do the job i dont mind stumping that up, since i'm sure it'll pay for itself again one day :)
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Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
« Reply #7 on: 16 October 2003, 00:13 »
Have you tried TSR?

Grant at Grant Motorsport may be able to help too.
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Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
« Reply #8 on: 16 October 2003, 00:19 »
actually.. i'm taking my car into 'carshop' (www.carshoptaunton.co.uk) on monday so they can do me a CAT1 cert on the alarm (damn insurance), they're a vw/audi specialist.. if they can i'll get em to read me the code at the same time, they're pretty good people :)


oh and thanks for the names of those places.. TSR should be a 20 min drive from here if ever need em :)
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Re:cold start probs? (mk3 16v)
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