Mp131987
29-10-2015, 12:21 PM
I knowww before anyone say it 'there are loads of thread covering this'. However, every thread seems to bring up almost something different every time.....
I bought the car in July, and had no problems at all. I did a light service on the car about a month after owning it (oil, filter, air filter, fuel filter). A couple of weeks after doing the service i have noticed the problem and recently it has been getting worse too (particularly embarrassing in petrol stations).
At the week i checked the battery and everything seemed to be ok testing wise. I noticed that it was a 540cca (original also). So i popped down to local factors and picked up a Yuasa battery (740cca), and also grabbed a coolant temp sensor from my local VW garage as i wanted to keep it genuine.
Well, the car turns over at a rate of knots now! but still no luck. Looking into the problems people have had with this and the parts they have changed, i cant see this being a starter motor surely?! as the battery has made a HUGE difference to how quickly the engine is turning over now. But i am absolutely lost where to look next as i am in the same boat as alot of others where buying parts isnt making a difference.
I also had it on a diagnostic machine yesterday and no faults.... :confused::confused:
Before fitting the new sensor, i had the problem in a Sainsbury car park, and i quickly disconnected the old coolant sensor, and she fired up straight away!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Mike
I bought the car in July, and had no problems at all. I did a light service on the car about a month after owning it (oil, filter, air filter, fuel filter). A couple of weeks after doing the service i have noticed the problem and recently it has been getting worse too (particularly embarrassing in petrol stations).
At the week i checked the battery and everything seemed to be ok testing wise. I noticed that it was a 540cca (original also). So i popped down to local factors and picked up a Yuasa battery (740cca), and also grabbed a coolant temp sensor from my local VW garage as i wanted to keep it genuine.
Well, the car turns over at a rate of knots now! but still no luck. Looking into the problems people have had with this and the parts they have changed, i cant see this being a starter motor surely?! as the battery has made a HUGE difference to how quickly the engine is turning over now. But i am absolutely lost where to look next as i am in the same boat as alot of others where buying parts isnt making a difference.
I also had it on a diagnostic machine yesterday and no faults.... :confused::confused:
Before fitting the new sensor, i had the problem in a Sainsbury car park, and i quickly disconnected the old coolant sensor, and she fired up straight away!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Mike