lammy Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Hello there, I have had this problem before with my Ascona in the 80s when i was a lot younger and i cant believe my Manta now has the same problem. I didn't care when it was the Ascona but now with the Manta it is annoying. The car starts no problem even if i leave it in the garage for a month but if i drive it 10/15 miles and it warms up it struggles to turn over as if it has a flat battery. It has always started in this situation but sounds terrible and my worry. is one day i will be stranded. Any help before i throw lots of money at it on the wrong parts. cheers Raymond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 poor earth? get it to fault them run a jump lead from the block to earth and see if that changes anything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicsManta Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I agree with pat, i had the same fault about a month ago with my manta. fitted a new earth strap as well as the orginal and the engine starts and turns over perfictly cold or hot now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammy Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 cheers guys, i will try this when i can get into my garage, spent the last 2 days fitting an air suspension kit to my sons golf R32 so an extra earth will be an easy fix i hope. Thanks again, Raymond.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 When it does it again try disconnecting the green connector from the coil. If it turns over fast now then the ignition is too far advanced .this can sometimes only show up on a hot engine ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Any joy on this yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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