Volkswagen Polo engine not firing

Car: Volkswagen Polo
Variant: 1.4 manual
Model Year: 1995

Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss

had this problem for a while. When starting the car the engine turns but does not fire up. I have had the spark plugs, leads and distrubeter (spelling) cap changed. Have had RAC out a few times who have just hooked it up with jump leads started engine and used Easy Start Spray and it fires up no problem. Been for a full service and no problems detected. Have now tried Fuel Injector cleaner and now it wont start full stop with either a battery pack or by bump starting. Any help with this issue will be greatly appreciated.

Ta!

Posted: Feb 9, 2010 (14 years ago)

Gemmaandi

Points: 1

Hi these cars do suffer from faulty coils as they have an amplifier built beneath them,but also the actual distributors fail. when cranking the distributor should give a signal to the coil

Posted Feb 9, 2010 (14 years ago)

lombard11

Points: 168

could be a faulty ignition switch that when turned to crank the engine it loses the feed to the ignition system. try turning the ignition on and then putting a feed to the small starter wire so you are not turning the key ps make sure its in neutral first

Posted Feb 11, 2010 (14 years ago)

wiggy4170

Points: 425

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