> Date: Wed, 01 Nov 1995 15:48:00 -0400 (EDT) > From: Porter_Fred%PAX9@mr.nawcad.navy.mil > To: VANAGON%LENTI.MED.UMN.EDU%INTERNET@mr.nawcad.navy.mil > Subject: cold start/idle problems with 2.1 digifa > Message-ID: <PAX9/A0024026/P05/PAXMB1*@MHS.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL> > > > Hello all......... > > When I start my engine after it has sat all night (ie. a cold start) it will > not stay running unless I keep slight pressure on the gas pedal. It will > also stall while idling at a stop light. This behavior continues until the > engine has warmed up, then it runs fine. ... > -do these symptoms really indicate a bad temp sensor? > -did I get the right sensor and am I just blind? > The digifant ECUs have a self test built in them, at least for the '88 California Golfs and Jettas. I would suspect the others have the same firmware with different lookup tables. The Bentley manual details the set-up and the codes. Hope it helps, Peter -- Peter Orban National Research Council of Canada Internet: peter.orban@nrc.ca
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