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Clgale1988:
Hi guys i recently purchased a 55 plate mk5 golf gti now im getting some starting issues its alot worse if the car has been sat overnight or all day. But when you start the car it seems like it wants to cut out it splutters and the dar shakes abit and sounds like its going to die then after about 3 seconds it starts to run fine. The car does sometimes hunt slightly when on ideal but not always once it has been started drove turned off then started again it still does it but not as bad if you press throttle when start it kinda overides it abit. Any thoughts people

Beej:
Seems to be a common issue the starting thing on some of our cars, but, supposedly, and as far as I know, no one has yet found a cause/cure

r5gtt:
I had the same issue once but its totally cleared now on the gti  :thinking:

Had it with my audi tt and when I replaced the crank sensor the problem disappeared for good. no eml fault codes nothing.

Clgale1988:
I have no codes on dash or anything its really bad when start it after its been sat all night really want it sorted but no1 seems to know

r5gtt:
The problem is no one will ever know as it doesn't register on vagcom either. I'd put my pennies on a crank sensor as most of the cars I've worked on with starting issues from cold have had failing or dirty crank sensors with lots of deposits stuck to the magnet causing starting issues which were resolved by either cleaning or replacing the sensor. Could also be heavily clogged up cylinder head or injectors. Vagcom can tell you if your injectors are faulty if you have one and know how to use it?.

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