Starting problems

[pbracing]

Hi all, my '98 1.8T passat doesn't want to start after short journeys of 1 or 2 miles. It starts fine when cold or hot. The temp guage works fine, tho I'm not sure if the fans come on a bit early.

When it won't restart the only way is to leave it for 10mins or to put the accelerator to the floor and keep it there - then pray, otherwise it's flooded for half an hour.

I'd really appreciate any help on this, cheers.

[ST00]

Mine does the same - But when it does it it also seems to be suffering from a intermittent high idle speed (1800rpm). It's not all the time but any time I really need it

[ROYKEANE]

hi guys,
a similar thing happened to mine the other week,after starting from cold,i didnt give the engine time to warm through [i usually let it idle until the auto choke goes off] then moved it a few metres then switched it off.when i came to restart it,it wouldnt have it,basically i think i flooded it and had to floor the accelerator to start it.

from then on,i always allow the car to idle until it goes to normal idling revs.

roy

[pbracing]

Hi Roy, yep that's it, exactly what mine does. Any answers?

What do folks think about idling the car to warm up? Audi/Vw always say drive straight off on starting and not to idle. Does anyone know why?

[ROYKEANE]

bugger what vw says,i would have thouught it makes more sense to let the automatic choke go through its cycle,a bit like after a hard run,you really should idle the car for at least 30 seconds to let the oil cool.

roy