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Skoda Octavia issue

  • 25-08-2014 11:51am
    #1
    chopper6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭


    I recently bought a 99 Octavia with a recent NCT cert,car seems clean inside and out etc.

    I hhave noticed though that it can be difficult to start if it's left for short periods(I mean 20 mins or less).

    The key turns and the battery light comes on but the motor wont "catch".

    It will usually start without any problems if I leave it for a while but is causing problems when the engine is warm.

    Has anybody any idea what could be the problem?


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  • #2
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    What engine?


  • #3
    chopper6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭chopper6


    George Dalton wrote: »
    What engine?

    1.6 petrol


  • #4
    chopper6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭chopper6


    Anbody?


  • #5
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,195 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    I had an old Kawasaki ZXR that suffered badly from valve-clearances closing up and making it the very devil to start while it was hot. It started OK once it cooled down. Could it be a similar problem here? Is it high-mileage? Is it eerily quiet when it is running?


  • #6
    chopper6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭chopper6


    jimgoose wrote: »
    I had an old Kawasaki ZXR that suffered badly from valve-clearances closing up and making it the very devil to start while it was hot. It started OK once it cooled down. Could it be a similar problem here? Is it high-mileage? Is it eerily quiet when it is running?

    There's 95k miles on it..cant say I've noticed anything about the noise it makes when running though.


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  • #7
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,195 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    chopper6 wrote: »
    There's 95k miles on it..cant say I've noticed anything about the noise it makes when running though.

    Mmm. It could be some bloody awful heat-related electrical thing, which is a pain in the hole.


  • #8
    Moanin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭Moanin


    chopper6 wrote: »
    I recently bought a 99 Octavia with a recent NCT cert,car seems clean inside and out etc.

    I hhave noticed though that it can be difficult to start if it's left for short periods(I mean 20 mins or less).

    The key turns and the battery light comes on but the motor wont "catch".

    It will usually start without any problems if I leave it for a while but is causing problems when the engine is warm.

    Has anybody any idea what could be the problem?

    Get it scanned first of all. It could be a starter or crankshaft sensor.......


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