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DamirGTI

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DamirGTI

Hello !

 

Please boys , i need some guidance , my mate have cold starting problems with his car for a last few weeks (it's 90year 1.9 8v Motronic car..) .

Basically the problem is just with cold starting , if the car is left over a night or for a few days then afterwards he can't start the engine , no matter how many times he try to crank it ... and then , after a bit of searching/checking/trying he found that - when he unplug the main positive terminal from the battery for say 20 sec. and re-connect it back the engine then starts from the first time ?!?!? :)

Fuel sprays while cranking but theres no spark ?! , cranking speed is good , but the engine just refuses to start from cold until he unplug/re-connect the battery positive terminal .. just to add the engine starts first time if its warm , lukewarm or switched roughly 6 hours ago ..

 

Changed so far :

Ignition amp.

Coil

Another/spare ECU

Dizzy cap + arm

Leads

Plugs

Battery

Battery positive and earth cables

Clean up all the earthing points

 

Any ideas ?

 

Thanks ! :)

Damir

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welshpug

Tachymetric relay on this car? or separate relays?

 

in either case you need to see if you have power to the coil when cranking

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DamirGTI

No :) this one is a Motronic car , so it's double relay system - one injection and one fuel pump relay :)

 

Will see about the voltage at the coil tower .

 

Thanks ! :D

Damir

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