Won't start and when it does won't idle long enough to run

Asked by Byrd Oct 10, 2017 at 10:33 PM about the 1992 Volkswagen Cabriolet

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hard starting the car and when it does start and I can get it
revved up enough to stay running every time you pressing the
gas it goes to die and if you can get it going to go a little
ways and it'll die on me

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Deathjam4 answered 7 years ago

if this has the direct fuel injection assembly i would say either that or the idle control valve is to blame.

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