2001 GOLF GT TDI HAS TROUBLE STARTING?

2001 GOLF GT TDI HAS TROUBLE STARTING?

EVERY TIME I GO TO START MY GOLF IT TAKES QUITE A WHILE TO START. WHEN IT DOES START A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT THE EXHAUST, BUT AFTER A WHILE RUNNING ITS OK
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHATS WRONG WITH IT.
THE CAR HAS DONE 130,000 MILES

Asked by: Michael @ 2009-07-29 23:54:17

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Is it old? Take it to an engineer.

Lyndsey

change all the temperature sensors close to the thermostat
it will be ok

koko

There are so many possibilities including it being worn out. If you cannot fix cars yourself you will have to take it to a garage.
It may need new glow plugs and a full service

Timbo is here

It is likely the glow plugs but you really ought to have it looked at.

L G

Diesel engines are different from gasoline engines in that they do not have spark plugs; the fuel ignites as a result of compression. When starting the car, make sure to wait for the glow plug light (within the tachometer, looks like a squiggly line) to turn off--this warms the engine up, and helps the diesel fuel burn more efficiently and powerfully.
As you run the engine, it warms and operates more efficiently--and cleaner--so there is less smoke.

Your car sounds normal, but may be helped by a new set of glow plugs. In addition to starting the car, they stay on for up to five minutes to help the engine reach a good temperature.

Consider visiting TDI forums (search TDI club)

Ben

Can you tell me which gear shift is which in a 1973 vw bug?

Hey, I just bought a car this past Sunday. I need to take my drivers license test before I can start driving it but there's also another thing. It's a standard, its a 1973 vw bug. I know where the reverse is and the 1st gear from him telling me but he hasn't told me where the other ones are. If there's a picture I can look at or by just telling me will be fine too. I just want to make him proud to know I know where they are(although at this point I don't haha). I know 1st is over left and up, and reverse is you pull up on the key ring and move over left and down. But the others I'm not sure about. Thanks everyone!
I'm not taking the test in this car, I'm taking it in my mom's automatic one. I just would like to start memorizing before my bf shows me how to drive one.

Asked by: Cupcake87 @ 2009-07-30 08:39:19

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any classic bug is like this... you just have to screw around with the stick until you memorize what gear or position its in... my friend had the same problem with her 67, and my neighbor with his 60 something

Rembrandt!

1 first mistake not knowing the car for test
2 its a standard 4 speed H pattern

pedro7of9

2nd is back toward you.
3rd is forward and to right
4th is back and to right

It is an " H " pattern.

John H

It is an H pattern
1 3
2 4
You pull back from first all the way and you are in second. Push the shifter forward and to the right all the way to the top and you are in third. From third pull straight back all the way and you are in forth.
These shifters have bushings that get worn and need replacing to take the wiggle out of the shifter. It helps not age is age. New shifting tubes can also be bought.

Old Man Dirt

Whats the bigges size tires and wheels can I get for a 2006 VW Jetta?

tryin to make my jetta a little bit cooler lol
sorry biggest rims and tires

Asked by: Darryl @ 2009-07-29 18:42:55

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your going to want to stick to something under 19" you should sign up to www.vwvortex.com

Clownracer

19" is definate yes. 20" is possible but tire choices, weight and steering/braking will suffer.

eg6ajk

stay on 17ths and drop the car, and it will look the best!.

Lionel

Question about Volkswagen Type 2?

I really like the old 'hippie vans', but my mom thinks, like a lot of classic cars, they're deathtraps. She also figures that as an older car they'd get a crappy mpg. I don't think I'd mind constant repairs- responsibility would do me some good- but safety could be an issue. Your thoughts?

Asked by: nobodysyndrome @ 2009-07-29 20:16:50

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older cars are way better than newer cars and a whey to show her is to go on to youtube and type in destruction durby if i would have never showed my mom and dad that i wouldnt have my 1963 ford galixie

Clinton

If you take the time to learn all the idiosyncracies of a volkswagon, and how to properly drive and work on one, they are great cars, but they dont tend to stand up too well to head on collisions. Otherwise, they can last a long time, and can be built to performance standards more cheaply than some other cars.

nick nameless

It's true that any year of a type II will not meet modern safety standards, however, having said that, they can be reasonably reliable transport given some simple modifications. You also need to drive defensively, given the lack of power that they have stock. So your mother can take some comfort in that you won't be doing "drag strip races" in a stock bus.

Probably the largest issue with a type II (especially one that is stock) is that they are too s-l-o-w to accelerate even in city traffic. When I started with VW over 25 years ago, people were installing 4 bbl carbs, webbers, and all sorts of other modifications to improve performance which borders on the unsafe. Avoid the automatic transmission at any cost; parts are hard to come by and it drains whatever power the engine has...

You can visit websites like I think its samba for information about air cooled VW's and making various modifications. Even if you can improve the power and improve the defroster set up (the two biggest issues with a stock type II), the wind resistance and safety issues will always remain.

There simply is no frontal protection for you in a front end impact (even if your unit has the spare tyre mounted in front), and the doors lack impact safety beams (they aren't very thick), and the heater (unless you have the dealer installed gas heater-- yes, I said gas powered heater), you'll freeze in temperatures below 40 f.

At least starting in 1971, disc brakes became standard; the 1975? and later models have fuel injection which increased power and got top speed to about 70-75 or so.. (the old beetle motor used on 1971 & earlier models had a top speed stock of 65 or so).. but today the fuel injection system is prone to vacuum leaks, electrical ground circuit faults and hard to find fuel injection replacement parts for the system.
At least you can buy aftermarket carburetter set ups that are reliable and offer better power than the original Fuel Injection system.

One final thought is that all those things you take for granted in today's cars aren't in the type II: power steering (though its not really hard to steer), automatic transmission (avoid, see above), no air conditioning (some aftermarket systems were made such as DPD air and frigking come to mind, neither of them are in business today) but you could probably have someone install classic air conditioning system in it, but it won't be cheap. Other things are probably far less important: no cruise control, power locks or windows (though someone could install these) and other sorts of convenience features we take for granted today.

I'm not saying you cannot make it a daily driver; I drove a 1962 Rambler Classic station wagon w manual trans, steering, no radio or heater/defroster for a while when I was younger. But, I don't think I could go back to driving something like that every day now. As a weekend machine, sure, just not daily.

a car nut

What does this noise mean? (2001 Jetta VR6)?

My automatic 2001 Jetta VR6 has started making this strange noise. Its a small thudding as the tires move forward. The best way to describe it is its soudns like I have a nail stuck in my tire and its hitting everytime the tire rotates.
I've rotated the tires and there are no holes and the tread is still good. I hate to take the car in to the mechanic because VW work is always so exspensive. Any suggestions?
I already rotated the tires and the noise stull persists.

Asked by: megsaroni333 @ 2009-07-29 10:59:57

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Jack the car up and spin the wheel in question. See if it persists.
No holes in the tire does not necessarily rule out the tire as the source. The tire could have a mild bubble. Try swapping the front tires with teh rears.

goldenboy_1024

try this: turn the wheel as sharp as it goes and drive in reverse. if that makes the thud ir clicking worse you have a bad CV joint (drive axle). it's a cheap and easy thing to fix.
if thats not it, more info is needed.

TomatoeP

I found these:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4166835
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3830207

In a similar situation with our car too.

:-)

i did a part ex 4 days ago on a 1999 mark 4 sdi golf. i was driving on the motorway when it just cut out?help?

i was doing about 70mph and had been driving approx 130 miles that day. the recovery came when it cut out and they said it was possibly the fuel pump...then he smelt the exhaust and couldn't smell fuel?...then we tried quick engine start and it still didn't fire up...its sitting outside my house and im not sure where the best place to start (apart from here lol!)
was doing about 70mph and had been driving approx 130 miles that day. the recovery came when it cut out and they said it was possibly the fuel pump...then he smelt the exhaust and couldn't smell fuel?...then we tried quick engine start and it still didn't fire up...its sitting outside my house and im not sure where the best place to start (apart from here) ps i didnt get the car from a garage i did a straight swap for my old car from a guy from gumtree.com

Asked by: jody @ 2009-07-30 05:45:35

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As it has failed so soon after getting it from a garage they are the ones who need to be fixing it for you free of charge - be prepared for a fight though.
You should have had it recovered direct to them

Timbo is here

I agree with Timbo, you have only had the car 4 days before it has broken down. You need to contact the garage you bought the car from.

PETER F

hi find the fuse box around the glove box area its not just a fuse box its a junction point to take the wiring from the cabin bay into the the engine compartment check on the black igntion wire supply is both coming into the the junction box and coming out into the engine bay the box is sealed and has a circut board arrangement inside. the copper strips get rotten and fail , also the fuel pump relay is plugged into the fuse junction box and both relay and fuse can blow, if pump is seised or shorted it,s well worth checking this in the past i hacksawed through an old box to see what was contaned inside vw have used this arrange ment for a number of years weather it,s diesel or petrol this supply needs to get into the engine bay and to the rear tank check the fuse board for any loose holders or traces of plastic burns around the fuse rivets i am pretty sure that vw are still using this set up it sounds a bit complex i know try visual check on fuse it,s a good idea to get auto sparks to check this out thougerly rather than go hit and miss and tampering too much with expensive engine component,s or you can start back to front and remove the tank i am unfamiler with modeltypes petrol diesel

eddieibalz

On an 05 Jetta GLI 1.8T what exhaust?

Ok i have an 05 jetta gli 1.8t. i wanted to know what exhaust i should get. I want it to sound good(idle and while driving) and perform good. so what company, what size pipes and all that stuff.

Asked by: Brian R @ 2009-07-29 12:00:27

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Stock is the best.

ted j

I know a lot of guys that run 3" pipes on their 1.8Ts.

Also you can never go wrong with a borla or magnaflow muffler.

TJ K

that depends on your budget. personaly I like techtonics tuning as they make parts for real vw race cars. a bit pricey but a large bragging platform to stand on and great for performance. Greedy would be my second choice. just say no to flow master. since your turbo'd go as big as your wallet allows. a turbo needs to get its spent gasses out without restriction in order to be efficiant. contact TT they will recomend a system for you acording to your current and your planned mods.

TomatoeP