Engine Start Problems...Any Solutions?

officially_on_road · Post by **officially_on_road** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:07 pm

Hi.

I have a Polo (6n2). The car seems to have a problem to start most of the times, not when ive just got into the car, but for example, i turn of the engine to go fill up the tank (petrol), and when i return, it has problems starting. Or another example, i stall the car while parking, and i again have problems turning the engine on again. It takes about 5mins to get the engine running again.

Has any come across this problem before?
Any advice, assist?
Thanks.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:24 pm

Hmmm. When the engine doesn't want to start, can you hear the starter motor actually trying, or does everything just go dead? I had a similar problem that was very intermittent, it sometimes didn't happen for weeks at a time. Turned out to be the ignition switch, only fix was to replace it with a new one.

officially_on_road · Post by **officially_on_road** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:28 pm

Si_GTi wrote:Hmmm. When the engine doesn't want to start, can you hear the starter motor actually trying, or does everything just go dead? I had a similar problem that was very intermittent, it sometimes didn't happen for weeks at a time. Turned out to be the ignition switch, only fix was to replace it with a new one.

Yeah i can hear the starter motor actually trying, but it just doesnt turn on. Sometimes the engine does turn on for like 5secs before the rev gauges go down and the engine turns off.

r_penny23 · Post by **r_penny23** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:26 pm

Yeah i can hear the starter motor actually trying, but it just doesnt turn on. Sometimes the engine does turn on for like 5secs before the rev gauges go down and the engine turns off.[/quote]

Mine does exactly the same, really on and off but particularly when the engines been run for 5 mins or so. I thought it was that the petrol was evaporating...I would suggest that when it happens you pump the gas and it should fire up

Anyone have any ideas?

officially_on_road · Post by **officially_on_road** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:28 pm

r_penny23 wrote: Mine does exactly the same, really on and off but particularly when the engines been run for 5 mins or so. I thought it was that the petrol was evaporating...I would suggest that when it happens you pump the gas and it should fire up

Anyone have any ideas?

Pumping the gas does nothing for me, the engine doesnt respond to the gas most of the time. I press the gas as much as i can and the engine does not respond at all.

loud · Post by **loud** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:31 pm

mine used to do that, then i cleaned my throttle body and all was well

r_penny23 · Post by **r_penny23** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:19 pm

loud wrote:mine used to do that, then i cleaned my throttle body and all was well

How do you do that, any possibilty of a guide......

enimadrummer · Post by **enimadrummer** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:47 am

Mine did that a while back but it turned out it was my key, just had to get a new one from VW and it was fine.