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2002 VW Passat barely starting
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stevopetas
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Dec 9, 2012, 4:03 PM
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2002 VW Passat barely starting
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Yesterday I noticed I left my glove box open (light on) and my car wouldn't start. The electrical was blinking and the starter clicking, so I jumped it to get it going. It seemed to work.Then today, it was doing the same thing, but with revving the gas pedal, it turned over, but barely. That makes me think maybe a fuel injection problem. I am not very car savvy, so I don't know how to check the fuel pressure or is a spark is making a connection. I can check with guidance though. Any advice on what may be going on before I take it to a mechanic?
The car has 128K miles and has had some recent work. I don' think the battery has been changed in the year and a half I've owned it.
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Hammer Time
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Dec 9, 2012, 4:16 PM
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Re: 2002 VW Passat barely starting
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All "crank, no start" conditions are approached in the same way. Every engine requires certain functions to be able to run. Some of these functions rely on specific components to work and some components are part of more than one function so it is important to see the whole picture to be able to conclude anything about what may have failed. Also, these functions can ONLY be tested during the failure. Any other time and they will simply test good because the problem isn't present at the moment.
If you approach this in any other way, you are merely guessing and that only serves to replace unnecessary parts and wastes money.
Every engine requires spark, fuel and compression to run. That's what we have to look for.
These are the basics that need to be tested and will give us the info required to isolate a cause.
1) Test for spark at the plug end of the wire using a spark tester. If none found, check for power supply on the + terminal of the coil with the key on.
2) Test for injector pulse using a small bulb called a noid light. If none found, check for power supply at one side of the injector with the key on.
3) Use a fuel pressure gauge to test for correct fuel pressure, also noticing if the pressure holds when key is shut off.
4) If all of these things check good, then you would need to do a complete compression test.
Once you have determined which of these functions has dropped out,
you will know which system is having the problem.
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