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Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:57 pm
by lottie_ellis
Hey guys! My gti won’t start, it’s trying to. It ticks over then just dies. I think it’s fuel related but not to sure.. anyone else had a similar problem?
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Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 11:08 pm
by PoloBlueGT
When my ‘fro’ is misbehaving I tend to use a fro pick and some good spray
Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 11:09 pm
by lottie_ellis
Bloody autocorrect [emoji23][emoji23]
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Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:08 am
by 6n2stan
When was the fuel filter last changed? They can cause this symptom.
Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:10 am
by lottie_ellis
I’m not to sure, I’ve got a new one to fit but I can’t get my car up to get under to fit it [emoji23]
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Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:13 am
by 6n2stan
I’d change that first. There is a ‘how to’ on here somewhere. It tells you which fuse to pull to kill off the fuel pump, start car to drain pressure away until it cuts out then change the filter, refit fuse and crank until it starts again.
Hope that fixes it....
Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 2:36 pm
by Bazzad88
What does it do exactly? Does it actually start?
Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 12:31 am
by lottie_ellis
It does for literally a second maybe 2 then cuts out, try starting it again & it doesn’t. But if you leave it like 10 mins or so it’ll do the same thing
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Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:36 am
by Bazzad88
Immobiliser, mine did exactly the same.
Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:37 am
by lottie_ellis
Bazzad88 wrote:Immobiliser, mine did exactly the same.
I’ll check that to! Thank you
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Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 2:43 pm
by lottie_ellis
Replaced fuel filter.. wasn’t that [emoji23] still doing same s**t
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Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:30 pm
by Bazzad88
This 100% sounds the what mine used to do and it was the immobiliser. Mine would cut out while driving and not start for anywhere between 5 and 30 minutes. It eventually got to the point where the car would start for 1 second and completely die and that's all it would do. I changed the ecu, immobiliser box and key chip and it started fine.
Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:34 pm
by lottie_ellis
Bazzad88 wrote:This 100% sounds the what mine used to do and it was the immobiliser. Mine would cut out while driving and not start for anywhere between 5 and 30 minutes. It eventually got to the point where the car would start for 1 second and completely die and that's all it would do. I changed the ecu, immobiliser box and key chip and it started fine.
Yea it is, my mate finally come round with his scanner & it’s the immobiliser
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Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:25 pm
by Bazzad88
Thought as much, what I did was get an ecu, immobiliser box and key chip from another polo. It all has to come from the same polo. The part number will be on the ecu, try to get the same code. Glad you found out the problem.
Re: Polo gti 6n2 won’t start!
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:27 pm
by lottie_ellis
Bazzad88 wrote:Thought as much, what I did was get an ecu, immobiliser box and key chip from another polo. It all has to come from the same polo. The part number will be on the ecu, try to get the same code. Glad you found out the problem.
I’ve got an auto electrician coming out to disconnect it [emoji23]
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