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Offline Gti man

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Engine starts
« on: July 24, 2014, 08:59:54 am »
Guys

I was wondering if anyone gets a problem starting there gti up mostly in he morning.

Mine makes a stutter and then starts

 VW say they cannot find a problem with it.

Anyone got any ideas

Seems odd

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Re: Engine starts
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2014, 09:22:31 am »
Battery?
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Re: Engine starts
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2014, 09:36:01 am »
Mine made the same noise you're referring to. It would turn over but it just took a few more turn overs.

Changed battery to a high performance one and fixed it straight away.

Might be worth your while finding another GTI owner with a high performance battery and giving it a try before buying one?
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Re: Engine starts
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2014, 10:26:16 am »
What battery did you get Luke ?


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Re: Engine starts
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2014, 12:07:12 pm »
I think I got an Exide EA640.

Capacity and cold test current are much higher than stock battery.

I think the link below is the one I have.

http://www.micksgarage.com/proddetails.aspx?pid=1358060
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Re: Engine starts
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2014, 08:20:15 pm »
Read this: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,498.0.html

May be dirty valves or a duff battery
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Re: Engine starts
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2014, 08:34:24 pm »
Did the exide fit like the OEM?


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Re: Engine starts
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2014, 08:43:18 pm »
Is your idle smooth cold or hot or neither?
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Re: Engine starts
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2014, 09:40:46 pm »
Quote from: Bennz on July 24, 2014, 08:34:24 pm
Did the exide fit like the OEM?


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Re: Engine starts
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2014, 09:42:02 pm »
Just mainly in the morning
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Re: Engine starts
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2014, 09:55:12 pm »
How are Bosch batteries compared to other brands ?


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