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As the valve was not moving I have bought a new one, unfortunately the valve does not move in that one either. When I turn the ignition on and push the throttle pedal to the floor, the valve does not move at all, BUT as soon as the pedal is pushed there is a "fast clicking" sort of noise coming from ...

OK, reading the Haynes manual, with the pedal moving up and down the butterfly should be opening and closing with the ignition on - it is not, no movement at all. I held the butterfly open a crack with a small screwdriver and managed to get the engine to fire for a second. There is a lot of black ...

Should the valve operate with the ignition switched on, or when the engine is turning, does it just operate the butterfly, or does it do more. Should it open if the throttle is operated when then the ignition is on. Sorry for the questions

Sorry for the delay, been working and the weather has been too horrendous. No starter motor is not spinning too fast, I dont have a compression tester, but sounds like it has compression. Thinking possible throttle fly by wire or control valve not working?

Thanks for that, sorry missed putting the engine code, it's a BBY. All seems good there on the cambelt all marks line up, so looks like fuel problem, not enough pressure? I really don't know, never had a fault like this. Any and all help gratefully received. Thanks

My 1.4 16valve petrol engined 9n polo has been layed up for a fortnight. Went to start it and thought it possibly fired instantly for half a second or so as I heard starter motor spinning. It will not now fire up or even splutter. Checked for a spark on all 4 cylinders, which there as, but replaced ...