GTi starting problem

Corbalicious

Corbalicious

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Just took 2 attempts to start my GTi :( Does anyone have any problems with starting in the cold or could there be something worse afoot? We had recently and unsuccesfully tried to jump my micra off it so not sure whether that could have affected the battery or not.
I'm sick of winter... it turns exhausts to rust and I'm sick and tired of repairing the damn things! In summer they work fine!
 
i'm gona hazzard a guess at it being the battery, i just put a new battery in mine today and its great :D
been needing a new battery since i bought it, taking a few tries to start it and sometimes not starting atall for a while and leaving me stranded a few miles from home, lol.
 
Whats happening for it not to start. Are you getting a loud click when you turn the key and nothing else, or does it sound like it is struggling?

If its ticking over ok as rowdy said is it quickly or slowly? Do you have a multimeter to test the voltage on your battery?
 
It was struggling, I thought it could be the battery too but then again its less than 4 months old! Engine was running normally afterwards so it could just have been the cold. Although the exhaust is leaking, could this have had an effect?
 
Even if the battery is only 4 months old - If it doesn't have much charge in it then it will have trouble starting the car as the starter motor is very demanding. If the car hasn't been driven for a while then the battery would'nt have been charged.....If it has, maybe alternator not working??
 
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