Engine - No or Hard Start Below 32 Degrees Fahrenheit

88VW02 GROUP

28

NUMBER

88-01 February 19, 1988


MODEL(S):

Jetta GLI 16V Scirocco 16V from m.y.. 1986
SUBJECT:

Engine will not start or is hard to start at temperatures below 32~F (0~C)



To overcome hard or no starting at temperatures below freezing, install a ground strap, P/N 533 971 235 from the battery ground post to location B (shown in illustration) on the transmission housing. Adding this ground strap will assure proper voltage to the ignition system.
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