1996 Volkswagen Polo Problems

well, my polo doesn`t want to start when engine is cold. I replaced temp switch. When I cleaned throttle body it started 1st time but revs where quite high. After 2,3 weeks revs dropped to under 900 and car doesn`t want to start. I have to ...

Hi, i have a 1996 1.4 petrol polo that starts but then dies straight away!?..have been told that it is a dirty inlet manifold??..can anybody help?

Hello dear Sir/Madam! I have a Polo Model 6N Diesel of year 1996. It have a lot of noise inside of cab, even with closed windows, and some times it goes to power down, I need to push in full position the accelerator, the car make a lot of...

Car cranks, fires up then dies. Changed coil module plug leads plugs.also had a spare throttle assy kicking around changed that. Still the same.

my engine runs great when cold, but when warm idles at about 4500revs.

Hi whittingehame, From your reply it sounds like a revs sticking problem ? A more detail account is that once I accelerate the car speeds up to about 80-90 kmph max sometimes touching a 100 kmph and does not go further then that, how...

How do you remove a small bottle plastic cap 1.5 cm from the Fuel Tank that fell in accidentally while throwing Fuel Injector cleaner. This now is causing an Air / Vapour Lock. Everytime I fill up the at filling Stations the Pump cuts, i...

On Start up the temperature gauge needle starts very low (extreme left), also the Temperature light comes on briefly, however after driving the car for awhile the needle moves up to about 70 degrees, the engine temperature seems to be hotte...

While I am driving and want to slow down the the speedo meter takes a long time to drop, I need press the brakes fully down and then too it it very slow in dropping.

started as an occassional blip, but now starts and dies after approx 1-2 seconds regularly like it runs out of fuel, have had it put on machine which said sensor in carburetter needed changing, it still starts and dies though garage seem a ...

central locking has failed. fuse seems to be ok. can still open doors but petrol cap locked.Have looked behind panel in boot but cant find any access to cap locking mechanism

Hello all. My 1996 1.4 polo recently developed a surging in the reves and iratic misfire at tick over that has now progressed into hesitation and random missing whilst accelerating and also cruising.The car has always been well maintained a...

i have just purchased my second car, vw polo 1.9 cl deisel, yesterday whilst driving, all electrics went, i pulled up, turned off ignition then turned ign back on, all elec on exept now my car wont start & the driver side window (electric) ...

Ive had this car for about 2 months now as im about to take my driving test, but recently it has stopped starting. If i put the key in the door the alarm goes off and it i put the key in the ignition the alarm starts and the car just will n...

Hi there i have an intermittent problem with the ignition key not turning in the lock.Sometimes it can take 10 mins of fiddling about with the key to free up the lock.I have tried spraying wd 40 into the lock with no effect.Car has done 980...

My 96 polo seems to be pinking on acceleration or it may be the tappets, are these adjustable? also smells really hot although its not! changed oil, filters, dizzy cap and rotor, no difference. any ideas??

When going from idle the car has a reduction in power, ive noticed this because before even though not a quick car it was a bit nippy but now it has lost all of it, And i dont know what it may be. The exhaust has been changed and checked, a...

Hello all I have had this problem for a while but I would realy like to get round to fixing it. When i am in gear and accelerate the slightest ammount I can noticaby feel a judder in the driving. It is noticable In any gear but espec...

1996/7 polo 1 litre fuel injected, to start this car from cold requires full throttle & much cranking when cold. It's had new plugs, leads, distributer cap, rotor, oil & air + oil filters. It's like it's suffering fuel starvation on start u...

Please, does anyone know how to change the front indicator bulb on my vw polo 1996?