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1997 Volkswagen Golf Repair Question


Topics covered: Battery, Starter, Wont start.
Mileage: 140 miles.

Asked on June 17, 2011

Battery or is it ?

Hi i have a p reg vw golf tdi it wont start or evan turn over evan when i try to jump it and the jump cable get hot very quickly when it was working it would be harder and harder to start the longer i left it between drives is this a question of a new battery or is the car losing the charge of the battery or something different altogether ?????
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Replied on June 17, 2011

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