99 vw cabrio will not start 1st thing in morning sputters and will not idle smooth until warm then runs fine have replaced trottle body, plugs, wires, rotor and a sensor on the air intake and catalti

Asked by dlphnlvr Sep 16, 2013 at 03:58 PM about the 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio 2 Dr GL Convertible

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

99 vw cabrio will not start first am, sputters and spits, will not accelearate until car is
completely warm. have replaced the sensor on the intake, the throttle body, plugs, wires,
distribator cap and rotor, catalytic converter, due to codes when check engine lite came
on. after initial start up car runs fine till next morning, any ideas

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Ronc258 answered 11 years ago

sounds to me like you have a choke problem. Choke may be sticking on you

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Ronc258 answered 11 years ago

The choke should be in the throtel body

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