Hey all

New here, sorry if it's in the wrong place.

Been glancing over a couple of posts that have helped slightly over the last couple of weeks but thought I would ask properly, I have an 11 plate A3 1.6 TDI and lately it has been having problems. So I have come for some advice and help.

So to start with when you turn the car over it gets to about 1500 revs starts chugging then cuts out and it does this for a while before it will finally work, yesterday morning though it did it and then completely died won't turn over at all just the tick as if the battery has died, tried to put cables on to it last night but no joy. I do need to get the Dual Mass changed as well don't know if that has anything to do with it? Anyone had this problem or can anyone shine some light on what's happening?

Sorry if it's in the wrong place and sorry for the long post.

Cheers

Hello Liam,

Sorry to hear of your problem. 

Could you clarify whether you have failed to connect jump leads to it, or whether you were able to and the starter still doesn't turn the engine. 

If the latter, could you just confirm the jump leads are not the cheap 'toy' ones. 

Kind regards,

Gareth.

Hello Gareth

Sorry about that, yes did connect them properly and they are decent ones but I will add they have been used so not as good as they once was.

Any ideas why it would chug a bit and cut out?

Thanks for the reply

Liam

Hello Liam,

Sorry to be pedantic, but is the starter motor turning the engine over now or not, when you attach your jump leads to a good battery?

Have you charged your battery? 

If the starter motor is turning the engine over with jump leads, will it now start even if it runs unevenly or cuts out? 

Is there any change in the symptoms now the outside temperature is a lot warmer? 

I think we need a clear updated understanding of exactly what the problems are, since it is possible there are two issues here, and one might have to be solved before the other.

Kind regards,

Gareth.