vincent.yore
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Looks like SKoda drivers having same issue
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/305687-vrs-tdi-starting-problems/page-2
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/305687-vrs-tdi-starting-problems/page-2
It seems like it might be down to a faulty crank position sensor, or sensor connection?
Ive had two GTD's...2014 and 2015 MY16 model years and both did it...the newer one more often.
I still have a 2.0 150 TDI Mk3 Skoda Octavia which Ive had from brand new and it slow starts quite a bit and has done from new.....its 2 and a bit years old with nearly 31k miles on the clock now...annoying but it always starts and goes like a rocket for a 150hp diesel car (its lighter than the GTD so barely slower though handles like shit) so cant foresee there being much wrong with it.
Its been checked at two services also and no issues raised.
Got back off of several days hols where it had been sat on my driveway and it took maybe 7-8 seconds to start first off but it did start.
I actually think its a characteristic of the engine....its shit and is a bit embarrassing when it decides to do it in front of someone (as the starter is also quite noisy) but I can live with it.
Ironically, never fails to fire quickly off of stop start.....
I returned my MK7 GTD to VW for a refund due to this
Is yours a facelift gtd? If so I would suggest that the vvt module may not be the only cause of this issue. The reason I say that is because the modified vvt module was fitted to all production cars from late 2016 - early 2017 onwards. All the facelifts should therefore come with this already installed from the factory. Hence there may be another issue causing this. I have my suspicions that it may be an injector problem such as injector drift. I can categorically say though that use of premium diesel such as v power has made it so it a lot less often. I also think though that these engines get increasingly noisy as the miles go up - anyone else agree??
Is yours a facelift gtd? If so I would suggest that the vvt module may not be the only cause of this issue. The reason I say that is because the modified vvt module was fitted to all production cars from late 2016 - early 2017 onwards. All the facelifts should therefore come with this already installed from the factory. Hence there may be another issue causing this. I have my suspicions that it may be an injector problem such as injector drift. I can categorically say though that use of premium diesel such as v power has made it so it a lot less often. I also think though that these engines get increasingly noisy as the miles go up - anyone else agree??