my mark 1 vw golf clipper wont start and when it tries to it sounds like a toy gun going off any ideas please?

Answer 1

hi...if you mean 'sounds like a toy gun' and that noise is from your exhaust, then, could be your plug leads are the wrong way round, or, severe damp problems in your plug leads, distributer, and coil areas, or, your starter motor is very damp or wet and is arcing inside...or, your battery is on the way out, or it needs a recharge.

Answer 2

in simple terms which you're conscious what "turn over" ability. If each little thing is shifting interior the engine compartment once you turn the biggest even though it won't turn over to any extent further once you enable flow of the biggest...turnover. If in simple terms the sprint lighting fixtures fixtures come on and you will desire to pay attention a clicking noise that's no longer turning over. If this is the two circumstances you're having, then that's maximum in all probability starter solenoid. Spark plugs in simple terms make the motor vehicle run(the two good or undesirable - undesirable interior the way that it could backfire, or consumes quite some gas, or in simple terms would not seem to have the %. up and flow it as quickly as did, or initiate on the 1st a million/2 turn of the starter). you're having a topic of it no longer turning over each at times if I comprehend you and that's the two a starter solenoid or a foul battery connection or a foul battery.

Answer 3

I'm guessing that the noise is the starter motor pinion gear teeth failing engage properly with the ring-gear on the flywheel, and instead rattling against it.
The cause is probably a damaged starter motor pinion, but could also be a damaged ring gear, a loose starter motor (broken mounting lugs) or a malfunctioning starter motor solenoid that is not fully engaging the pinion with the flywheel.
If the pinion teeth were not originally damaged, repeated attempts to start will probably damage them.

Have a look at the starter motor, and perhaps remove it, look at the condition of the pinion teeth, and check the solenoid has full movement.

Answer 4

Try going to the vw golf forums, and search for similer problems,,it helped me.

Answer 5

This could be many things, but my first check would be ignition timing, water in the fuel could be another cause, cracked and split ignition leads might be another cause. best of luck.JL.

Answer 6

Sounds like the Battery is almost dead, should start with a jump

Answer 7

sounds like you ve got an ignition timing problem get to a garage and have it tuned up

Answer 8

low battery- borrow and try another

Answer 9

starter motor is f**cked

Answer 10

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