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ASP Stage 3: Car won't start :-(

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Old 10-14-2006, 09:03 PM
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Default Since the car worked absolutely perfectly for the first few days until the temps dropped...

I'm assuming its just something with the cold-start tune.
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Again, brand new plugs installed with the stage 3 install about 1k miles ago.
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Cycle the ECU once before starting...
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Default Understand that after an unsuccessful attempt to start it, it may be flooded and you need to wait

a bit before trying another setting.

Let us know if it works out.
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Default went thru EXACTLY the same scenario with another ASP stage 3 car

That was using Denso Iridium's, but still. As soon as the weather got cold, took a couple days, but eventually, would crank/no start.
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Does Lemmiwinks do that or do I need to go into VAG COM and reset it?
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What was the fix then?
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Default I'm sorry, but all this must make you chuckle considering Mark@ASP never passes up an opportunity to

claim he knows Motronic tuning like the back of his hand and it's an open book.
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Default Don't buy new plugs, but do you have any stock NGK plugs?

Probably not as you're now in Law School, but try swapping a set of those in and see if it starts. Either AWE or APR uses them for their stage 3 kit IIRC so they should be safe. My car runs MUCH MUCH better with them than with the Bosch Platin F5DP0R's that I had. One of them even broke!!!
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Default I have had cold start problems, too.

Believe it or not, new plugs have fixed it on a number of occasions with FOUR different programs.
I would try an NGK plug of a non-plat variety.


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