I have the same start up problem. I have always wondered about the injectors. Ballpark how much for a new set?
Jesse Marshall Grice IV wrote: > > >- What exactly is it that your car does? > > here goes the sound effect version... > > motor catches and then sounds something like "buda buda buda buda buda > brrrrrrr"<----that's the normal idle sound btw. > > Technical description... > > Sounds like it runs on 3 cylinders for 2-8 sec after start up "sometimes". > I have yet to figure out what the common element is in the "sometimes". It > apparently isn't time between starts or air temp or engine temp or parking > angle. I'm confused. When i first started trying to figure this out i > thought it was low fuel pressure at startup. I've replaced both fuel pumps > and the accumulator, no change. I've changed...i think all of the sensors, > nada. The last two things on my list were the injectors and the fuel > distributor but both of are expensive enough to no do them for the heck of > it. Other then this occasional starting problem the car runs just fine. > Well there is the bog at ~3k but i see that on everyone's dyno chart so i > can only assume that it is "normal". Considering that this is only a > starting problem that happens for a couple seconds intermittently, i've not > wasted any more money or time on it. I just sit here and wait for either it > to officially break or for someone else to figure out what is causing it and > tell me how to fix it. > > I know i'm of no help. > > Marshall > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
