Engine stalls after start (when cold)

[Rikard]

Guys,

It looks like the cold start problem has finally been fixed. The weather has been suitably cold recently, and I have had no problems whatsoever starting.

Seat still do not recognise this as an official fault, so my garage (Westerham) contacted a VW specialist that had also seen this problem on the Bora V5. They flashed the ECU with the VW code that fixed the problem on the Bora, and hey presto - it seems to have fixed it on the Toledo- HOORAY!!

Shame really, as I have just part ex'd it to get a TDi 130 Alhambra!!

PhilNeo

Do you know if Westerham garage can be contacted via email? (address?) I would like to get more detailed information about the "flashing".
Or could you perhaps find any useful information on your receipt?

Thanks / Rikard

 

[PhilNeo]

Rikard: This fix was done under warranty, so I do not have a receipt or anything. Give them a ring, and I am sure they will help - I have since heard that they have done the same to another V5 to fix a similar problem.

ANRO: The car never actually let me down - it was just a case that the throttle had to be blipped upon starting in the cold weather - it was more of an inconvenience. Despite this, the Toledo is probably my favourite car I have owned. It is just that an expanding family has demanded more space than the Toledo can offer, and the Alhambra offers everything I need.

 

[Rikard]

Hi,
My car is, since 1½ week ago, turned in to a seat garage for this problem. They have replaced the temp-sensor and the MAF without any good results (the car was actually starting even worse with these parts replaced ).

I gave them the contact-info to westerham garage and hope that they will listen to them about what they have to say.

I strongly believe that I have the same fault that you guys have/had, and that there is a solution for it... But the seat garage that has the car right now have not, this far, repaired a car with a similiar problem. I guess that is why it is taking so long time.

Meanwhile

 

[Rikard]

3½ weeks later and one broken vacuum hose

I hope the car works better now.. It started OK this morning anyway.

 

[stabilo boss]

Cold Misfire

Dealer in scunthorpe has just fixed a V5 with misfire when cold by replacing spark plugs. It wasn't showing up on diags.

 

[Dinosaur]

Hi there,

My toledo is suffering from the same problem. Where can you flash it?

Hmmm

 

[pmb5]

I hate to drag up such an old thread,my V5 literally started with this problem yesterday afternoon. Its been fine for 3 years, but yesterday and this morning when starting from cold if i dont blip the throttle it cuts out. When its warm its fine.

Did anyone discover what the actual fix is (i'm really hoping its not he MAF)

 

[Soda]

rickard i had the same problems with my toledo 1.6s i sprayed some carb clean in the throttle body at it work a treat so far.....

 

[kewe]

I hate to drag up such an old thread,my V5 literally started with this problem yesterday afternoon. Its been fine for 3 years, but yesterday and this morning when starting from cold if i dont blip the throttle it cuts out. When its warm its fine.

Did anyone discover what the actual fix is (i'm really hoping its not he MAF)

Would like to know the solution also as mines has started this problem with the cold weather I think.

 

[jh71283]

Soda, Rikard hasn't been around for years...

 

[pmb5]

I think it may just have been some some kack on the plugs or in the throttle bodies, because this was happening when i was doing a fair few short journeys. (2miles) I went back to work and gave it a good blast first and its been fine ever since.

 

[mattcymru]

hi all, thought it be better to resurrect an old thread as opposed to a new one...!

ive got a year 2000 "W" reg Leon 1.6s and this sounds spot on to whats happening to mine...

is there a defenite fix that anyone has done thats worked?

thanks in advance!

Matt

 

[kewe]

hi all, thought it be better to resurrect an old thread as opposed to a new one...!

ive got a year 2000 "W" reg Leon 1.6s and this sounds spot on to whats happening to mine...

is there a defenite fix that anyone has done thats worked?

thanks in advance!

Matt

Not sure if there's a solution to this one Matt. Mines was doing it before I had it serviced and is still doing it after. Thought the new plugs might have cured it but it hasn't.

 

[mattcymru]

bit of a knightmare then!? kinda making me lose faith in my trusty leon now

 

[kewe]

bit of a knightmare then!? kinda making me lose faith in my trusty leon now

Don't really see it as a big issue tbh mate. If it means blipping the throttle on cold starts then so be it. Certainly wouldn't let it put me off my car