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My lovely polo :x
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:57 pm
by yosin
well got into the polo today and put the key into the ignition and switched it over to turn it on to drive off. Hear the car turn over and ready to go but then it just goes dead.
Turn it on again and it turns over but this time it doesnt go dead.
Happened twice today!...any ideas?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:03 pm
by tomo87
have you put some flammable liquid in through the funny whole on the rear drivers side? its very expensive though
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:11 pm
by kyle1b1
seems to have dropped abit latly though
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:15 pm
by tomo87
haha anyway sorry...
umm im not very good at the mechanical side! flat battery?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:18 pm
by kyle1b1
how long was it runnig before it cut out ?
like cut out soon as you stopped turning the key ?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:04 pm
by yosin
its like when i turn the key to start the car, it starts up then drops dead in like 1 second.. but if i turn it on again straight after its fine...
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:21 pm
by Si_GTi
Mine did something like this... it was traced to a faulty ignition switch!
EDIT: re-read your posts and my car wasn't even firing, so can't be dame issue. Mine would just go dead, not even turn
Cheers
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:20 pm
by kyle1b1
yosin wrote:its like when i turn the key to start the car, it starts up then drops dead in like 1 second.. but if i turn it on again straight after its fine...
yeah mine has done something like this a few times i think it is just letting of the ignition abit to early thinking it has started but it actually isnt quite their.
not sure. if it is ok afterwards just cope for a while see if it gets worse
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:24 am
by Tim_GTi
The immobiliser flipping out for a second maybe?
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:23 am
by yosin
could the TB have anything to do with it you reckon?..or loose ht lead or sparks?
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:41 am
by Overseer
Don't have much luck with your car, do you mate?
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:46 am
by yosin
na mate i dont have much luck at all..problems happened with my mk4 aswell, but i dont know why but i when i sold it off i still wanted to get another 1 this time a gti lol. but now its all de ja vu.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:03 pm
by h4r1s
Tim_GTi wrote:The immobiliser flipping out for a second maybe?
That's what I thought!
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:44 pm
by 1der
my gti is similar at the moment. occasionally it wull turn but not fire for a few attempts. then it will start no bother.
ive changed ht leads and checked the sparks but still have the problem
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:39 pm
by alexperkins
Thats the immobiliser cutting the fuel pump. You might need to get your keys recoded