jettaman8691 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 The car is a 1988 GL 1.8 non-turbo 5spd. Rides real nice. Starts nice when cold and drives well. The problem happens when we shut it off, and then try to start a short time later. We have to floor the gas pedal and get it revving up high before it will run, and then it will die when we go from 1st to 2nd. Seems to be backfiring through the intake. Exhaust smells plasticy. Has a good throttle body, not touched. New pcv and O2 sensor. Plugged cat? Running rich? (old O2 was carboned bad). MAF shot? Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Run a d-check and see if you get any codes. I suspect you may have a leaking injector - flooring the pedal while cranking puts the computer into "flood clear mode" and will basically shut down the injector. Might want to clean the IAC as well. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jettaman8691 Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Thank you for the suggestion. This motor has a throttle body, not a carburator. As the vast amount of my experience is with a VW 1.6L diesel engine, I am not sure what you mean by a leaky injector or IAC, nor where to find them, so any guidance at all is appreciated. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now