05 ibiza sport starting problems ?!

[reedbradshaw]

Hi, hope someone can help me.

i have an Ibiza Sport on a 2005 plate which has just turned over 25,000miles. i dont drive it "aggresively" ie; rev tits off it and its under warranty till May 08.

in the past 2 weeks in cold mornings my car has trouble starting, which for a car which is quite modern & new is a bit unsettling.

heres how it goes, turn key in ignition - starter motor turns and at the point of which the engine normally comes to life, the engine just "tries" to start, reaches around 2000 revs then dies if i let go of the key. However if i carry on turning the engine over for about 3-5 seconds the engine does start but starts very grumbly. I have noticed no change in terms of performace and the car drives well with no knocks or abnormal noises.

im going to take it the Dealers as its under warranty but what do you guys think about it ? is there a quick fix or is it just how it starts in the cold ( allthough last winter i didnt have a problem : / )

by the way, the other day i did let the car run VERY low on petrol could some **** from the tank have gone in the engine ? allthough when the engine is warm it starts normally

Many Thanks

Reed

 

[st10587]

sounds like it could be like a air flow meter possibly

 

[reedbradshaw]

many thanks, is this a big dealer job ? im getting uncreasingly worried as things like this are starting to go wrong when the warranty is soon to run out :O

i bought a seat because i thought they and i quote "are like tanks ! " o well :d

 

[st10587]

if its still under warrenty id be straight back to dealer. it shouldnt be a massive job. while its in there see i theyl do a check over it for you. hey they can only say no!!

 

[reedbradshaw]

sound mate cheers for rapid reply !

well like i say i got till may so it will be going in next week. i think ill ask for a check on it but i go to autoworld in chesterfield and to be honest they are a bag of **** ive had nothing but problems with them ( take the car in for 3 jobs, 2 not done once ! ) i think ill nip up road to sheffield n have a day out there i suppose ; )

cheers Reed

 

[st10587]

there is a thread on here some where about good and bad dealers, might be worth a little look!

 

[Nath.]

If there is any muck in the bottom of the tank I would be very worried as to the quality of the stuff we fill our tanks with

I personally think that muck in the bottom of the tank is a myth as I have seen inside the fuel tank from a taxi that had done 250k miles and it was as clean as a whistle

anyone ever witnessed muck in the bottom of a tank ?

 

[auto...emocion]

did they fix your car as ive got the same starting problem with the same age and model as yours, and the garage told me they couldnt find anything.