I have a 95' Jetta III 2.0L 4-speed that has pretty much just given out on me. I have made the following repairs and it still won't start or when it does it dies after 30 seconds of idle. So far I have - replaced the clutch - replaced the alternator - New battery and tires - New head gasket and manifold gasket - bypassed the heater core (till I replace it) - New cooling hoses - New thermostat - reset the timing in the camshaft, crankshaft, distributer, and clutch - cleaned and checked the MAF sensor, throttle body and throttle body sensor I have done all the above and still won't run, any recommendations or advice would be very helpful. Thank you

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turn the key to the on position a see if you can here a buzzing sound around the fuel tank,if you don't hear a sound then. (be very careful while doing this) with the key off take a fuel line coming from the tank loose,make sure its pointed away from you and turn the key to the on position,see if any gas comes out,if not then your fuel pump is probably bad.

T Lowery

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• Posted on Sep 15, 2009

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Check your fuel pump presure. Pump is in the tank. Also try and loosen the fuel cap, the tank vent may be stopped up.

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it also could be a plugged catalytic converter. hope this helps

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make sure you are using the right firing order and all the plugs are good i head this problem could just need to adjust the timing just a bit

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I would check the EGR if your car has one it could be sticky, A Renault laguna we had did the same thing, died when letting it down to idle but would
recover, or when it died it would run fine on idle when restarted.
EGR was sticking on it. Vacuum lines could also be an issue.. EGR need vacum to work properly. Trotle body could also be worn, but normally that gives you an uneven idle.