Valpen
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My grown son borrowed my 2004 FSI with 75k miles to attend a wedding over the weekend.
On Sunday morning when he went to start it, it would not fire. The engine turned over fine, but would not start/sputter/anything.
Even with jumper cables to give more power to the starter.
The car had been starting/running perfectly.
The yellow EGR light has been on for ages. And the Service light (for oil-change at dealer etc) came on in May. No other warning lights in display.
I expect an ignition or fuel issue is causing the situation. Or something with the anti-theft system in the car (nothing non-standard).
I will be traveling the 200 miles to try and collect the car this coming weekend and would appreciate ALL input/ideas to help diagnose (and rule-out) the cause(s) and get it running again.
What would you do first?, second??, third???
Thx in advance!
On Sunday morning when he went to start it, it would not fire. The engine turned over fine, but would not start/sputter/anything.
Even with jumper cables to give more power to the starter.
The car had been starting/running perfectly.
The yellow EGR light has been on for ages. And the Service light (for oil-change at dealer etc) came on in May. No other warning lights in display.
I expect an ignition or fuel issue is causing the situation. Or something with the anti-theft system in the car (nothing non-standard).
I will be traveling the 200 miles to try and collect the car this coming weekend and would appreciate ALL input/ideas to help diagnose (and rule-out) the cause(s) and get it running again.
What would you do first?, second??, third???
Thx in advance!