yeah i've read that to this has definately helped when its warmed up but my mk1 golf with the same engine starts on the button from cold or warm without pedal, its driving me mad!!

Just a quick update on the tricky starting- iI have carried out the injector test and found no 3&4 leaking very slightly,litteraly just dripping one or two drops every ten mins or so. I have changed these for some second hand ones. On starting the car today exactly the same problem! :ire:
Im now ...

Hi. it was the same cable the car has had four five years and it has been ok, but think it may have stretched due to the old heavy clutch. I changed it today for a euro parts one which i have to say seems very good quality and a very good fit for £23! the result was instant improvement although ...

Hi Andy. i was reading your thread on the heavy clutch, im having the same problem with mine at the mo! Changed the clutch the other day and since then it has to be adjusted all the way to get gears which isn't great as the pivot arm is now really tight and is putting pressure on the cluch and isn't ...

That's great thanks Pete. I'll keep you all posted.

Just a quick update. Unfortunately driving home to work on the scala at the weekend the bloody clutch cable pulled through the bulkhead in busy traffic :evil: As much as i love this car its starting to drive me mad!!! I have purchased a mk1 golf repair panal does anyone know if these are the best ...

That more good advice many thanks guys ill get on it this weekend(other half allowing of course!!)

Thanks again Ben for getting back. I purchased a haynes manual the other day so will look into the testing part of the cold start system. I did test the WUR recently and cleaned it it was giving a 23 ohms reading which seems to be within spec. I presume the tts is working as the fith injector is ...

Cheers for the reply ben. I must say I've never noticed any pressure build up when taking the fuel cap off. I've had a modified BMW filler neck fitted to, but the fault occurred before this. Is the gravity value part of the main pump? If so do you know if they can be replaced without changing the ...

I'll give that a go Pete, thanks again. I'm thinking the best place for injectors is gsf or euro, unless anyone knows me a cheaper place? I'll update any progress on here.

Hi pete thanks for getting back to me. I have checked the vacume pipes and have sprayed carb cleaner over the manifold arae to check for air leaks it all seems fine to be honest. Im also thinking like youself that it may be a fuel pressure issue but i don't have any testing equipment which is very ...

Hello all. Im getting desperate to sort out the starting on my 89 scala injection! It will not start first thing no matter what the outside temperature. It will turn over fine and eventually fire after about ten or fifteen secs then run about 500 rpm and a little rough for about 30 secs then settle ...

Just a thought guys but i used a large bolt that fitted head first into the green plastic plug and filled the end off the bolt so there where two flat sides i could fit a spanner or mole grips onto. Hope this helps

Hi mate. thats an awsome thread you've got there, love the car. I've done a similar resto to yourself although not in quite the same detail as yet! I had a particulary bad rust issue on mine, the rear valance was in the same state as yours. All the welding and underbody work has been done by Mark H ...

Well chuffed with all the work ,its looking like a scirocco again!Looking forward to get driving it again and get to some of the meets :yup: Having worked with mark today on it i realise what a genuis this man is, i wouldn't have stood a hope in hell of getting it back on the road again due to the ...