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poor starting tdi sport 170
« on: December 27, 2013, 04:39:32 pm »
i am having a problem  starting car in the mornings ,  it always starts but not very cleanly , yesterday morning car frosted over and it took 3 turns of the key , do you reckon glow plugs , cannot think of anything else , will start perfect the rest of the day
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Re: poor starting tdi sport 170
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2013, 04:44:48 pm »
Cold starts can be abit of a common problem on these and a pig to track down. Has it only just started to do it? If so it could be glow plugs like you say. These can be checked using a multimeter.

Cam timing could also cause this but you'd need access to VCDS to check.