JRKman
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Location: Portland, OR
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 Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:31 pm Post subject: 87 GTI Cold Idling Problems |
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I have an 1.8 L 8v 87 GTI with CIS-E. When I go to start my car cold, more often then not it will start and act like it is idling on 3 cylinders. It never needs cranking to start. When I rev it, it still acts like it is running on 3 cylinders.
If I immediately drive off, it has no power, still "runs of 3 cylinders" and will do this for a while until it reaches operating temp, then it will disappear. If I let it idle (idles around 800-1000 rpm) it will still have the same symptoms but will reach temp quicker (5-10 minutes) and then the problem will disappear.
You can can hear the problem go away. It goes from sounding like a harley to idling very smooth. All the power will come back and it will run perfectly.
I checked the coolant temp sensor. It read about 1350 ohms (80-100F) after it had been sitting for a couple hours so that seems to check out fine.
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JRKman
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Location: Portland, OR
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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So far from reading my eyeballs out, it could be a ground issue. I have the exact same symptoms as this guy in this thread down to the smallest detail.
http://forums.subdriven.com/showthread.php?3480686...LI-1.8-8v.
In the 4th to last post he explains the problem. Does anyone have a picture of the ground he is talking about or where I can find the grounds?
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