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04 A3 TDi starting issue

  • 20-08-2010 7:54am
    #1
    Einstein
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭


    Howdy folks,

    Have a 04 Audi A3 1.9tdi with 92k on the clock. Still drives perfectly, but every now and then its a struggle start her up...it never takes more than 2 goes, but more that the problem is that it turns over a couple times before it catches. Once it starts theres no problems, and sometimes it starts first turn over.

    Any ideas what this may be? I want to have it remapped in the coming weeks, but would rather the engine was doing what it's supposed to be doing first.

    A friend mentioned the possibility of a problem with the turbo?

    Any thoughts welcome!

    :)


Comments

  • #2
    Moanin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭Moanin


    There will be plenty of guessing on here and my guess is that your crankshaft sensor is on the way out.The only real way of knowing is to get it scanned.


  • #3
    Einstein
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭Einstein


    eek - sounds expensive!


  • #4
    scooby girl no1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭scooby girl no1


    is that problem comes only when the engine is warm???


  • #5
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    I'd start with the simple stuff, like the battery. I can't see how a turbo problem would affect starting myself.


  • #6
    kildare.17hmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,615 ✭✭✭kildare.17hmr


    Moanin wrote: »
    There will be plenty of guessing on here and my guess is that your crankshaft sensor is on the way out.The only real way of knowing is to get it scanned.
    +1, or your starter is on the way out. nether are overly expensive. the guy doing the remapping should be able to tell ya and if he is doing work for ya already probably wont charge ya to have a quick look. like Anan said simple stuff


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  • #7
    Einstein
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭Einstein


    scooby girl no1 wrote: »
    is that problem comes only when the engine is warm???
    Hmmm it could be actually...it's not everytime though, thats whats frustrating!


  • #8
    scooby girl no1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭scooby girl no1


    as Kildare already said,
    the guy who will remap your car will do it for you free of charge, at least the one I know which is <snip>,
    look at his web he even has info about it at homepage <snip>.



    Modnote: if anyone wants the details of the business scooby girl is recommending, please PM her.


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