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2001 Volkswagen Passat Repair Question


Topics covered: Camshaft, Engine, Backfire.
Mileage: 100 miles.

Asked on August 21, 2012

I have and issue with my car starting

I replaced the timing belt on my passat 1.8t and made sure to mark the camshaft pulleys, but now the car has trouble starting and starts only if i press the gas pedal, it also delays on acceleration before the engine picks up, can i just take the belt off and try to realign the marks i made or is there a different way to deal with this because the camshaft has four different rotational cycles? or is the even why the car is having trouble starting? also i can sometimes hear a small backfire when trying to start the engine

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Replied on August 21, 2012

recheck your work first.....pic included.

Tiny Answered by hmac300 (expert)
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