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Keith James Beeston Posted on Jun 03, 2016
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Car starts only when the petrol is being pumped, does not idle, runs while accelerator is applied. cuts out when no petrol is given.

The coil burnt out 2 weeks ago. i replaced with new. car running ok. 3 days ago i had to start pumping the accelerator to get the car to start. it has hot progressively worse and is now as described above. i changed the spark plugs and petrol filter. i cleaned the air filter. i sprayed carb cleaner into the air intake. still the same.

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Do you have a check engine light on? Have you scanned for fault codes?

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SOURCE: my car cranks over but wont start

Check for a reset switch located in the trunk of most cars.Many cars have a small cover and the switch is under the cover. This switch is for the purpose of cutting off the fuel in case of an accident. If you see a red bitton sticking up, press it to reset the fuel pump.

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Colin Stickland

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  • Posted on Aug 02, 2009

SOURCE: 1980 VW rabbit, manual/fuel injection: I am

it starts from cold because the auto choke is on ,allowing a richer mixture ,try removing the sender unit in the tank and seeing if the connection from the pump to the outlet connection is ok or leaking causing a loss of fuel pressure

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 19, 2010

SOURCE: no spark no fuel no start! replaced and checked

funny thing is I have a 2002 GTI with the exact same problem. have spent the last three days at work trying to figure things out.. best of luckn email me if you figure anything out. [email protected]

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 21, 2010

SOURCE: cranks but won't start like it has no gas

did you reset the alarm/immobiliser system every time the power was disconnected???

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 01, 2013

SOURCE: 1999 beetle hesitates or loses half its power during acceleration2000 Jetta GLS Stumbles on Start/Accelleration

I am having same issues with my 01 1.8T I've replaced maf meter with new one from parts store :( Could it be speed sensors or bad plugs?

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