ibiza gti 8v wont start

[pikey86]

hey everyone, i have just bought a seat ibiza gti 8v cupra sport from a garage and it started first time when i picked it up, i put some fuel in it and came home, after half hour i went to go out and it wouldnt start at all and still wont. Its not the battery and not the starter???, we even tried bumpstarting it and it wont have none of it any ideas at all what the problem maybe?? im stuck so please help me

 

[m0rk]

when you turn the ignition on, can you hear teh fuel pump prime? it's under the back seats (listen carefully!)

 

[pikey86]

yea i can, i dont think its fuel problem as i can smell fuel being pumped through

 

[m0rk]

in that case are you getting a spark?

whip an HT lead out, and put a spark plug on the end & rest it on something earthed and see if it sparks when you turn it over

 

[pikey86]

wel i will try after i got another starter motor, the missis burnt it out keepin on at it , it never rains unless it pours does it?? and the fuel pump is defo working, so as soon as iv got another starter i will try if it sparks

 

[r2d2hp]

Could be the coil pack. Drove 200 miles from Stoke, went out next day 5 miles and it stopped.

 

[pikey86]

sorry to be a pain but i know a basic knowledge of mechanics and was wondering where abouts the coil pack would be on a mk2 gti 2.0 8v???

 

[pikey86]

and how would you tell if your coil pack has gone??

 

[jenk]

Coils bolted to the bulk head, follow the lead from the top of you dizzy cap and you will find

Think the test m0rk explained is what you want to do..........but you may find a spark and its still faulty as I found.

 

[pikey86]

i should of known that, common sense hay , thanks for that, i shall try it and see

 

[pikey86]

hi guys iv had the car working good now after changing the starter plugs and leads and rotor arm, the only thing is now, whenever i slow down, or the revs drop, the car goes to stall all of the time and sometimes will, has anyone any ideas what might be the problem, its really annoying, Thanks

 

[m0rk]

check the inlet manifold for broken vacuum hoses linked to it

 

[pikey86]

the car now runs good most of the time, the only thing is every now and again the car will just cut out when driving along, it wont start for a few minutes then will? iv checked for broken / perished vacum hoses and they are all fine, would this be the ignition coil, iv done the spark test and they all spark but do they have to spark all the time when the car is running?. most garages want at least 50 pound just to look at it, and know it should be somethin simple but its really annoying as i love the car but it does it in the most busy embarrising places lol.

 

[projectgingawar]

clean the throttle body! these gunk up really badly and will cause a load of running/idling problems. mine used to stall all the time and idle rough until i cleaned it. take it off and give it a good clean out!

 

[GAL]

I agree, clean the throttle body, I had the same problem.

 

[r46jack]

when you see if you got spark, be sure its a good un, i had stating prob, after changing plugs leads and dizzy spark still week, should have done coil first

 

[pikey86]

thanks guys, i have done that now, i did find a split hose thats part of the air system aswell, whilst cleaning the throttle bodie, so replaced that, so all should be well, brilliant help, cheers guys

 

[crezz]

glad to hear it

 

[pikey86]

Well i took it out yesterday and it still done it im thinking a faulty coil now, i will replace that and see how i get on its getting on my fg nerves now

 

[m0rk]

where are you based? I've got a spare in my garage if you're localish