elt2jv
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Troubleshooting Help on 2002 Jetta - Won\'t Start
Need troubleshooting help for my wife's Jetta - rental car is getting expensive.
Quick spec's: 2002 Jetta Wagon TDI 129,000 miles
My wife drove to Jacksonville and back - around 100mi round-trip. Upon returning home, her 2002 Jetta Wagon TDI just stopped running upon pulling into our driveway - talk about lucky. She said that it gave no indication of abnormal running prior to it stalling out.
I walked out to the car and tried to start it. It turned over well and I managed to get it to run for about two or three seconds, but it would stall out immediately. I was only able to do this twice before it quit for good.
Next, I started troubleshooting IAW the Haynes manual. Here's what I've done so far:
) and plugged in my car.
The auto-scan yielded only one fault code:
Does this all sound right so far? I'm going to try to do more tomorrow when I have some sun and less bugs (swamps suck).
I'm open for any advice or helpful hints.
Need troubleshooting help for my wife's Jetta - rental car is getting expensive.
Quick spec's: 2002 Jetta Wagon TDI 129,000 miles
My wife drove to Jacksonville and back - around 100mi round-trip. Upon returning home, her 2002 Jetta Wagon TDI just stopped running upon pulling into our driveway - talk about lucky. She said that it gave no indication of abnormal running prior to it stalling out.
I walked out to the car and tried to start it. It turned over well and I managed to get it to run for about two or three seconds, but it would stall out immediately. I was only able to do this twice before it quit for good.
Next, I started troubleshooting IAW the Haynes manual. Here's what I've done so far:
- Checked fuel level - tank is at ~3/4
- Checked battery terminals - ok
- Replaced Relay 109 - what the heck, right? - no dice
- Checked the battery - I actually bought a new battery from the dealership ...no dice
- Checked timing belt - visual inspection was satisfactory (my timing belt changeout is due around 140,000 miles, since I last changed it at 60,000 miles)
- Checked fuel filter - went ahead and replaced it making sure that it was full of fuel upon completion (done this before a couple of times)
- Checked air shut-off valve mechanical & electrical
- Checked cold-start valve electrically - ok
The auto-scan yielded only one fault code:
I checked my VW Service Manual CD (a ***** on a 640 x 480 monitor) and found that the following causes are19561 Valve for Intake Manifold Flap (N239): Open or short to Ground P3105 - 35-00 - -
- Wiring open circuit
- Intake manifold change-over valve inoperative
Does this all sound right so far? I'm going to try to do more tomorrow when I have some sun and less bugs (swamps suck).
I'm open for any advice or helpful hints.
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