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    Veteran Member Three Rings favianjanitra's Avatar
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    A6 3.0T Quattro S-Line & VW Tiguan 1.4 TSI R-Line
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    Unhappy My car has a mind of its own....HELP!

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    Seems like gremlins are possessing my car this past couple of week.

    On a good day, It will start with hesitation and I will have to WOT to get it started in the morning.

    On a bad day, It cranks well but it won't turnover, misfirings like hell and just die. I tried to crank it a couple more times WOT, misfires and die again.

    I check the spark plugs, all 4 of them are soaked. I changed them to a set of new plugs about 4 days ago.

    And today, It wouldnt start again. Check the spark plugs, 3 of them are soaked wet (fuel im guessing), and the plug in cylinder 4 was dry but really BLACK.

    Can someone help my diagnose my problem, Pleaseee???
    Having the thoughts of my car not starting in the next morning really bothers me.

    Thanks in advance

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    Veteran Member Three Rings favianjanitra's Avatar
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    Re: My car has a mind of its own....HELP!

    Dealer diagnosed it and said Engine Speed Sensor is bad.

    Will this fix the no-start problem?

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    Veteran Member Four Rings A4 Moda's Avatar
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    Re: My car has a mind of its own....HELP!

    Soaked? Fuel or oil?

    if it's oil, it's probably your valve cover gasket that's leaking. Get that changed and you're good to go.
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    Veteran Member Three Rings favianjanitra's Avatar
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    Balikpapan

    Re: My car has a mind of its own....HELP!

    That was the single thing I did not check when the spark plugs were wet.
    DANG!

    Now, my car is in the dealer and the old plugs are in the car too. I guess I will have to wait till Wednesday to find out.

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