Long story short, if I drive the car spiritedly, then stop, in just an hour, the rail pressure disappears completely. When I un-do the valve on the HPFP, nothing comes out. Alternatively, even if I drive normally, if left sitting for a day, the same happens.
When I try to cold start the car, not only does it crank a few times before starting, but it also makes a noise as if the whole system is filled with air when I open the door and the electric pump kicks in.
Current setup:- Stock k03 injectors
- Stock LPFP
- RS4 FPRV
- Vis Motorsport HPFP Internals on stock lpfp
The car has been having this issue since I've bought it. The colder it is outside, the more likely it is to crank more before it starts up.
Thoughts on what it could be? leaky injectors, bad hpfp or failing lpfp one way valve?
Attached video, watch on max volume when I open the door.
EDIT: To add some more info, lpfp pressure almost never drops below 5 bar. Fuel filter is 6.6 bar, replaced 20k km ago. HPFP has no issues maintaining 130 bar at full throttle throughout the rpm range, pump has vis motorsport internals done a few months ago, cam follower was done 20k km ago and last I checked, when doing the hpfp, it was still good. Just a tiny dot in the middle, no uneven pattern.