Chris Knott Insurance - Competitive quotes for forum members

  • Guest would you be interested in CUPRA or SEAT valve caps? let us know in the poll

  • Welcome to our new sponsor Lecatona, a brand dedicated to enhancing performance for VAG group sports cars, including SEAT, Audi, Volkswagen and Škoda. Specializing in High Pressure Fuel Pump (HPFP) upgrades.

starting

  1. 2.0 16v starting problem help! please!

    hey everybody, i'm in need of some help - first post and i'm already desperate! :cry: my 99 2.0 16v cordoba is overfueling like mad, only on startup? it's fine when warm but will not start 75% of the time. now before you suggest stuff, please have a look at what i've done so far! new...
    • illzlee
    • Thread
    • 16v problem starting
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Cordoba

  2. Big starting trouble - lost for ideas!!

    Hi, Just bought a 1999 Toledo S, 1.8 20v (engine type AGN). Problem: 1. On a warm day when the car is cold is has trouble starting - I mean it has to turn over 20 to 50 times before it starts! But always starts. (Takes at least 10 to 15 turns when warm) 2. Terrible at idling (constantly...
    • russelllwilson
    • Thread
    • big ideas lost starting trouble
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MK1 & MK2 Toledo

  3. Poor Starting 05 1.4 Ibiza Sport

    Hi, My 05 Ibiza 1.4 Sport has trouble starting on a cold morning. Once it has started it is fine and starts first time for the rest of the day. The garage couldnt find any faults on the computer but replaced the temp. sensor but this has not fixed the problem. Can anyone give me an idea of what...
  4. magic77

    Problems starting the Car

    Recenlty it seems to get worse. If the car was parked up for couple of days when trying to start it on a coldish morning it would struggle to turn over properly. Usually two attempts be needed or bit of gas to get it going. Now its getting to every morning even if I only drove it abotu 6...

  5. Rattling when starting up

    Wondering if anybody has the same problem or if anyone can help? Occasionally when i start my Leon there seems to be an annoying vibrating/rattling sound as the car starts up then as soon as the car is at rest it stops. The noise doesn't happen when acclerating though. :think:

  6. car not starting

    please help, i turn the key in the ignition all lights up but nothin else happens. cheers rich
  7. TDISam

    starting probs

    hello all, ive got yet another problem!!! when i turn the key to ignition i hear a click then..... nothing until about five seconds later when car starts as normal, only when car is cold though, i've checked all the connections i can see and theres nothing out of the ordinary, i'm thinking...

  8. Starting problems

    Hi Just bought my first ibiza and having starting problems been fine till now but cant get a sosage out of it started by jump starting runs fine run for 20 mins and now all the lights on the dash are flashing any ideas
  9. ando

    leon is starting to sound a bit rough.?

    Anyone know when the Timing belt should be changed and what it is like to drive with a failing belt? My TDI 110 is starting to sound a bit rough when ticking over or when I'm starting to accelerate. The car was remapped around 8 months ago and I tend to drive a bit fast at times !! The cars...
  10. speedsix

    Best order of mods starting with a standard cupra?

    Starting with a standard k03 cupra, which is the best sequence of performance mods? And then what when you reach the limits of the k03 and in which order.
  11. chris285

    starting a 1.4 query

    i have noticed that my car seems to be taking more and more to get started in terms of length of the key turn, it seems to work fine unless the gauge is showing less than half a tank and then takes that bit more to start also today i replaced the plugs and started up and it took a lot to get...

  12. Urgent starting problems

    Guys on starting my leon tonight the car when i turned the key the engine was starting to turn over but car would not start (sorry not the best discription). Engine started when i touched the accelorator and turned key, drove a short distance home, not half a mile, while driving the engine...
  13. Czechboy

    Dodgy starting (maybe a ghost)

    Hi everyone. I thought I'd ask you lot before i go and get ripped off at a garage. I have a very strange starting problem. Basically after i drive my ibiza for over 3 minutes and than i switch it off; if i am to start it up again straight away than it starts.BUT if i am to leave the car switched...
  14. barryg

    Delayed starting

    Hi Its been cold in here the last few days, when i go to start the car in the morning, i turn the key and all the normal lights come on, turn further to start and nothing happens no ignition no starter turning over nothing. But if i hold the key in the start position for what sometimes can be...

  15. Turbo problem when starting from cold

    My Seat Leon 1.9 tdi SE has a fault of some kind when I start up the car from cold it is fine until I reach about 70 mph the turbo cuts out and does not work until I switch the car off then its fine it works fine up to 70mph (as long as its warmed up), it only does it when starting from cold...

  16. LCR starting problem

    Basically this has happened 4 times recently, all in the morning in coldish weather but with a variety of driving the night before (ie both long and short trips). I turn the key and nothing happens, and I mean nothing, na da, nyet. No apparent sound of starter motor, fuel pump or anything...

  17. Hesitant starting and high idle

    Went out in the wife's 02 Cupra tonight, quick ten minute run then parked up. When I went to restart it a few minutes later it took a good few seconds to fire up, and then idled at about 2k revs. Turned the ignition off but it continued to run on for a few seconds. Started it up again with the...

  18. Problem with starting my Leon 1.8T

    Don't know if anyone can help - I've an X-reg 1.8 20VT Leon and it struggles to start in cold/wet weather - ignition seems ok but the tick-over seems like it is about to stall. The first mile of driving is disasterous - I bunny hop down the road above 2,000 rpm. On the motorway, most...
  19. justinwhitehead

    Starting Problem 2.0 16v

    My coordy is not happy, she wont start, when I turn her over she seems to catch/spark for a second then just cuts out???? I checked the fuel pump and it whirrs when the ignition is switched on so I presume its ok, the leads and plugs seem ok, sprayed all connections with WD40 but no luck...
Genuine SEAT Parts and Accessories.
Top Bottom