starts

Hello, I've got a 99 V reg Toledo 1.8, and just went to drop the other half at the station for her night shift and the car started but immediately cut out. Though it must be cold so re-started it and blipped the throttle but again it started and cut out immediately. Tried it a few times but...

Hi Guys, I have a 2L 8V that has been getting progressively worse. Historically, when you stopped driving and put the clutch down the revs would fall and it would nearly stall, dimming all the lights and cluster etc. (i say driving because it was always fine when stationary in neutral...

Now then all Thought I would get a thread started about 2010 prep - to motivate me as much as anything given the very cold weather and current total lack of enthusiasm to get in the garage. Moved house last year so didn't enter the 2009 Liverpool and Chester Speed Championship, but...

I have put up a post about this before but didn't really have much comeback so i thought i would start a new one and give as much detail as i could Couple of problems - 1) Basically my Ibiza runs really rough on start-up. It seems to be when its cold most of the time. It will cough and...

righto as in my old thread i said 'i think ive blown the turbo' but infact it was the engine the valve had dropped from the head and made an inch hole in the piston ruining the head and bending the valves will get some pics up later as its in hell of a state lol. so now i fitted another...

as the title suggests, these are the symptoms i just had all 4 door cards off, resealed the doors, and put it back together i then moved the car (no probs, started and drove fine) but 5 mins later i'm getting this issue! any ideas?

Well not 'never' but... anyway, this is the 2nd time this has happened.im slowing down at a roundabout,and my car just stops working,stalls if you like. engine light flashes,oil light flashes, and it stops. when turning the key it turns over fine, the battery is fine, but it doesnt...

first off hello all great site !:D i own a seat ibiza chill 1.4 mpi 97 reg 5dr now when i bought this car it had a blown headgasket so i got the head checked all a ok ,,, then changed headgasket and timing belt and tensioner oil air and fuel filter and plugs ,it ran when headgasket was...

ive done a search and nothing come up for this that i could find . my car makes a horrible buzzing zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz on cold starts as anyone had the same problem its been lyk it for a week many thanks

My mate has a 1.4S leon 51 plate He just rang and said he has a problem with it its turning over, starting for 1 second, then just loosing all power and turning off anyone have any ideas off the top of their head what it might be? i'm going to try and get vag com on it but was hoping...

Hello People.... My Cupra is broke! (again) It only starts when its COLD. So when i have driven it and its hot, it wont start. So i have to wait for it to cool alllll the way back down to start it. Any ideas? I think it could be the Crank shaft sensor? What you reacon? Chris

Thought I would finally take the plunge and post something! Unfortunatley for you guys it seems to be quite a well discussed area which causes some annoyances :censored: In the post I've read anyways! I, like others, bought a autonostics cable from ebay and am having an issue. Firstly, the cable...

Hi all, Although I have been a sleeping member of this forum for a few years, I didnt see the point in posting much until I got myself a decent Seat.... [:@] Today is that day. Living in Belfast in N. Ireland has its disadvantages, car choice is not great, so there are little or few...

Quick question:- What is the best getaway-from-the-line RPM? It's definately better without the ESP (TCS) on as you don't suffer the sapping-all-the-power away problem. (I always find it better to use the throttle to control wheelspin as the TCS will always take away more than necessary.)...

I had a problem with my old ECU to my seat Toledo 96 so i bought a new one! When i put it in, the car starts and goes perfect for like 1 second, then it dies right away ! Is this some kind of security function in the box ? I need a new key for the new box ? It starts fine with my old box :\

Not much, but I only had a couple of hours, and that included a trip to B&Q last night. Plan to have the lot on the box for easy(ish) removal, just in case. Still 2/3 of the boot floor free for shopping :) End pieces still to go on so it's a tight fit and need to put a terminal...

As the 50K has been broken on the car it seems the cold morning are becoming tougher on the car Any suggestions on how to improve the cold starts. last winter I could start it with just clutch in and turn the ignition now it struggles and needs a prod of the accelerator pedal to get it going.

When switch my engine on (from cold), it is very stuttery, the idle revs are fluctuating alot and if I dont rev my car it will stall. Has any one had this problem. once it gets warmed up its better, but still the throttle response is very jerky and sudden, even if I am very gentle with the...

thanks for looking at my thread. my car is playing up again... i turn the key and the engine starts as normal but then cuts out immediately. it has done it for a good while now with occasionally the thing starts and runs as normal. but today it doesnt seem to want to run, so im putting in this...