Hi Guys.
I need some guidance please.
I have a 1.6 carburetor Citi Golf. She is not my daily driver..... I suppose she is in semi-retirement.
I have owned her for about 4 years now and she has never given me any problems.
Starts when I want to go for a drive and get me where I'm going and back again.
That is until this weekend.
She just doesn't want to start... The engine swings, but doesn't start.
Now I do the maintenance on the car myself. So I'm not a complete muppet with a spanner. But I suck with troubleshooting.
Can someone please give me the basic steps of what to check?
Thanks.
Nico.
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Re: 1.6 carb Citi Golf not starting
Did you check for spark and fuel?
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Re: 1.6 carb Citi Golf not starting
No, By spark do you mean pull the plug leads and swing it to check?
And there is fuel in the plastic fuel filter in the engine bay.....
And there is fuel in the plastic fuel filter in the engine bay.....
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Re: 1.6 carb Citi Golf not starting
Check the ignition module its under that black cover where you access the wiper motor. Mine blew 2 of the TP100 variants in so many days. I have a TP900 B module in now took it off a '92 Jetta Cli. Hope this helps.
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Re: 1.6 carb Citi Golf not starting
What if there is spark and fuel but still doesnt start
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Re: 1.6 carb Citi Golf not starting
If there is genuinely spark and fuel, but no start, then there is
a) too little compression, i.e. a problem with the valve timing or mechanical condition of the engine, or
b) a problem with the spark timing.
If you check and/or reset the mechanical timing of the engine, if you then set the spark timing to its approximate window, if the spark reaches the plugs, and if there is reasonable compression, e.g. 5 bar or more, then any carburetor engine will start.
a) too little compression, i.e. a problem with the valve timing or mechanical condition of the engine, or
b) a problem with the spark timing.
If you check and/or reset the mechanical timing of the engine, if you then set the spark timing to its approximate window, if the spark reaches the plugs, and if there is reasonable compression, e.g. 5 bar or more, then any carburetor engine will start.
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Re: 1.6 carb Citi Golf not starting
There could also be a problem with the carburetor. But when you say "there is fuel", I assume that fuel is not only present in the carb, but actually being drawn into the venturi.
One can check for fuel starvation by spraying some pilot spray into the air cleaner or carb. If the engine starts briefly, then the problem lies with the fuel supply.
One can check for fuel starvation by spraying some pilot spray into the air cleaner or carb. If the engine starts briefly, then the problem lies with the fuel supply.
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1983 VW Golf GTS, type 17, FR (1992-2005) --- most fun car I've ever had
1978 Audi 100 GLS 5E, type 43, WC (1991-92) --- died in the side of a Rekord who cut me off
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2004 VW Golf TDI, type 1J, AHF, 317k (2016-current) --- daily
1990 VW Fox, type 16, HM, 304k (2005-current) --- spare runaround
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1983 VW Golf GTS, type 17, FR (1992-2005) --- most fun car I've ever had
1978 Audi 100 GLS 5E, type 43, WC (1991-92) --- died in the side of a Rekord who cut me off
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Re: 1.6 carb Citi Golf not starting
Check the ignition module..under the rain cover
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Re: 1.6 carb Citi Golf not starting
Why would one do this if there is a spark?
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1990 VW Fox, type 16, HM, 304k (2005-current) --- spare runaround
Previous:
1992 Audi 500 SE, type C4, AAR (2001-2020) --- nice while it lasted
1983 VW Golf GTS, type 17, FR (1992-2005) --- most fun car I've ever had
1978 Audi 100 GLS 5E, type 43, WC (1991-92) --- died in the side of a Rekord who cut me off
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2004 VW Golf TDI, type 1J, AHF, 317k (2016-current) --- daily
1990 VW Fox, type 16, HM, 304k (2005-current) --- spare runaround
Previous:
1992 Audi 500 SE, type C4, AAR (2001-2020) --- nice while it lasted
1983 VW Golf GTS, type 17, FR (1992-2005) --- most fun car I've ever had
1978 Audi 100 GLS 5E, type 43, WC (1991-92) --- died in the side of a Rekord who cut me off
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