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Old 5th February 2016, 11:30 AM
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ok what I have had for the past few months on a cold start is that most time regardless of if I use the stop-start button or the key is a long delay in the car firing up. I turn the key or push the button and for 3-4 seconds nothing and then she starts up and when this happen I also get the EPC light staying on. This is only from a cold start.

...I'm thinking starter motor ..but would like to know want the members think
....do the symptoms sound like the starter .

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Old 5th February 2016, 11:49 AM
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Have you got a scan? seems like a strange fault your describing there and i struggle to see the connection so a scan would be the best place to start
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Hi Yep sorry should have said my local specialist checked it out and it showed

1 electrical fault
2 starter not turning

I cant recall the code but that was what was shown.


also its a new battery fitted so have ruled that out.

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yeah without a vcds scan cant even give you a place to start, starter not turning could be something else like a bad relay so would need vcds scan
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Old 5th February 2016, 12:19 PM
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yeah without a vcds scan cant even give you a place to start, starter not turning could be something else like a bad relay so would need vcds scan
They did do the vagcom scan and also replaced 2 of the starter motor relays. one was under the steering wheel and the other under the glove box. But did not seem to work.
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I've seen this before on D3's and there's a thread somewhere on here where at least 1 person replaced their starter motor finally (which apparently isn't the nicest/easiest of jobs) and that cured the issue.

Having said that their issue related mainly to warm starts after using the car for a journey then re-starting again and there was a similar delay of a few seconds with no action and sometimes a click, then the car would start ok randomly a few times later
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Yes think I remember that post. Mine seems fine of warm starts its just the
Cold ones that seem to give a problem. Also the. Colder the weather is the
longer the delay is.
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is it waiting for the glow plug cycle?
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Yes think I remember that post. Mine seems fine of warm starts its just the
Cold ones that seem to give a problem. Also the. Colder the weather is the
longer the delay is.
Hmm that may be related to bad earth to the car or starter perhaps? have you check the state of those?
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I did have my garage check it over and all looked good. I have found that it seems to start well with the key but when using the stop start button there is a delay. I was think of changing the button. I have one that I picked up from A8 parts. But I could not see how to remove the connection from the old one. I did not want to break it. Would anyone know how to disconnect the connection from the start stop button once I have removed the consol ( which was very easy )
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