Waterbug
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I hope this is the place to post a "HELP" cry.......I live in SW lower Michigan, have a 01 NB TDI. I have done just about everything I can think of, including suggestions that I have picked up reading the forums. Problems of very hard COLD starts, and dropping fuel mileage! WARM starts are perfect, two revs and she's running, but cold starts, even as high as 65 degrees w/engine being off for at least 12 hours, are long >6 seconds. Gets much worse as temps go down, to the point where I have to keep a charger on the batt 24/7 to insure I w/have enough energy to fire it when temps are much below 20 degrees (F)! I am on my 3rd battery, an Optima Yellow Top as of this writing, only 6 months old! NO improvement from OEM battery. I own a VAG-COM, and have experimented w/just about all settings I can do! NOTHING has helped one bit! I need some real sharp guru to check this thing out! If anyone is game for this, please email me @ Tecbuf627@aol.com Thank You!