Hey guys/gals,
Kinda new here.
Having trouble with my 2000 Jetta TDI. It starts just fine, runs for about 2 seconds, and DIES. The way it starts, runs, everything is just fine. The 2 seconds that it is running for it will even rev up for me. But every time, it starts, and dies. If I keep the ignition turned in the start position through the 2 second start/run time, the car just keeps cranking but does nothing else.
A couple of days ago, I was having issues with it because I was working on the door and it wouldn't start because of a loose connection in the door panel.
The guys over at vwvortex helped me out with this issue, you can see the post here:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ectronic-issue
However, I got the door back together properly with all the wires maintaining a good connection and the car started no problem. That was 2 or 3 days ago. The car drove around the block, and back into the garage, has sat there since.
Today, I put my other battery in it. This car has run just fine, with both batteries in it (at separate times...) Swapping batteries has never caused me any issues before.
Shortly after switching batteries I went to start the car, and that's when it started doing the start-run for 2 seconds-then die, routine. Tried to start it for over an hour(resting a few minutes every 2-3 times trying to start it), even hooked up jumper cables.
I had an old volvo that did something similar to this, and there was a hole melted in the hose just past the air sensor/regulator, so there was a pressure or vacuum issue. The volvo sputtered a lot more and it wasn't any consistency to when it would die, however. This Jetta, is doing the same thing over and over again, like clockwork. I checked all the hoses that I could see and feel and they all seemed in good condition. Tommorrow I will take the hose off that goes into the manifold and see how that looks. However there shouldn't be a lot of junk clogged up in there, I did a complete intake manifold clean just in July 2010.
As of now, it's still doing the same routine. I have disconnected the battery cable and I'm letting it sit overnight that way, just in case that helps.
However, I have no idea what's wrong with this. I know it could be related to my previous issues, but I have no clue how, considering it has started and ran just fine in between then and now.
To me, it's as if it has or is getting enough fuel to start and run for 2 seconds but not anymore. Tommorrow I will take one of the lines off of the fuel filter to see if fuel is being pushed through when I try to crank it.
Any other suggestions? Any and all help is appreciated. Also while I have worked on my own VW quite a few times I'm not as savvy as many of you on here are, I might not understand some of the more technical language or abbreviations.
Thanks in advance.
Kinda new here.
Having trouble with my 2000 Jetta TDI. It starts just fine, runs for about 2 seconds, and DIES. The way it starts, runs, everything is just fine. The 2 seconds that it is running for it will even rev up for me. But every time, it starts, and dies. If I keep the ignition turned in the start position through the 2 second start/run time, the car just keeps cranking but does nothing else.
A couple of days ago, I was having issues with it because I was working on the door and it wouldn't start because of a loose connection in the door panel.
The guys over at vwvortex helped me out with this issue, you can see the post here:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ectronic-issue
However, I got the door back together properly with all the wires maintaining a good connection and the car started no problem. That was 2 or 3 days ago. The car drove around the block, and back into the garage, has sat there since.
Today, I put my other battery in it. This car has run just fine, with both batteries in it (at separate times...) Swapping batteries has never caused me any issues before.
Shortly after switching batteries I went to start the car, and that's when it started doing the start-run for 2 seconds-then die, routine. Tried to start it for over an hour(resting a few minutes every 2-3 times trying to start it), even hooked up jumper cables.
I had an old volvo that did something similar to this, and there was a hole melted in the hose just past the air sensor/regulator, so there was a pressure or vacuum issue. The volvo sputtered a lot more and it wasn't any consistency to when it would die, however. This Jetta, is doing the same thing over and over again, like clockwork. I checked all the hoses that I could see and feel and they all seemed in good condition. Tommorrow I will take the hose off that goes into the manifold and see how that looks. However there shouldn't be a lot of junk clogged up in there, I did a complete intake manifold clean just in July 2010.
As of now, it's still doing the same routine. I have disconnected the battery cable and I'm letting it sit overnight that way, just in case that helps.
However, I have no idea what's wrong with this. I know it could be related to my previous issues, but I have no clue how, considering it has started and ran just fine in between then and now.
To me, it's as if it has or is getting enough fuel to start and run for 2 seconds but not anymore. Tommorrow I will take one of the lines off of the fuel filter to see if fuel is being pushed through when I try to crank it.
Any other suggestions? Any and all help is appreciated. Also while I have worked on my own VW quite a few times I'm not as savvy as many of you on here are, I might not understand some of the more technical language or abbreviations.
Thanks in advance.
