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Monmouth



Member Since: 27 Nov 2013
Location: Gwynedd
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Wales 1990 Defender 90 300 Tdi SW Firenze Red
Problem with petrol automatic Golf...
Not a LR problem but as most Landy owners are good mechanics I thought I'd ask anyway.

Got a strange fault with a friend's 1.6 petrol auto Golf. First the battery died so we fitted a new one. All seemed well but the car tends to cut out after about five seconds. If you leave the ignition on for a minute before starting it will work perfectly with no cutting out. Any ideas? 1990 Defender 300TDi
Post #358306 16th Sep 2014 8:33pm
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mk1collector



Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
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England 2004 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Bonatti Grey
Air getting into fuel system or fuel pump failing maybe
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How old is it? If it old enough it may have a Bosch K Jetronic fuel injection system, they were vacuum operated and any air getting in would cause exactly the symptoms you describe. With mine it was a split/rotten servo diaphragm.
The fuel pump can also lead you down the wrong path as the system has a fuel pressure switch, if the switch operates under pressure the pump will not run making you think you have an issue with the pump. Ideally you need a workshop manual or try Googling with a few more details of the exact model, year and what fuel system it has.

Good luck. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

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