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1997 Volkswagen Jetta

Engine:        2.0 L / 4 cyl / Gas / SOHC
Fuel:          Fuel Injection / sefi
Ignition:      Distributor-Breakerless / tz
Trans:         4-speed Automatic Transaxle (Electronic)
Mileage:       47,283 mi
Emissions:     OBD-II Compliant
VIN:           3VWSA81H6VM114059

Misc Data:     4 door sedan
Symptoms:      No Start, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Occurs:        Intermittently
More Info:     Test results & repair history included below

__________________________ UPDATE __________________________

It's 10:25 am and after the dentist visit today, the air
temp' is 58F and the Jetta started first crank, I told you
so !! So, in the bright sun light outside, I gave a good
look at the engine stuff, and found that the coil, (TEMIC.)
had a very fine hairline crack in the plastic moulding on
the top side from the little dip of the plate stack. So, I
sprayed water ALL over the electics and coil.... result
?... NOTHING CHANGED! so, now according to a post by
Doug7740, I'm gonna hook up my Twin screen scope, a
Retriever to the OBD port, a Kv checker to the primary coil
HT lead and the Vantage to the Cam sensor and run the motor
for an hour, STAND BY.....

_____________________ ORIGINAL MESSAGE _____________________

Just when I thought I was getting the hang of this
mechaniching game, here comes a curve ball ! Will
occasionally, especially when it's with the customer, will
crank fast but not start. ECU logged a code PO322 and so I
cranked and started it a dozen times and it starts every
time, mmmmmmmm. Visual ck inside the NEW dizzy cap and
rotor from last visit (for a miss on No 1 cylinder.)found
no problems. Last visit turned out to be a faulty plug cap.
When running, customer complains of brief loss of power.
Primary problem is first thing in the morning cold crank,
no start Scoped the CMP and the CKP with the Vantage and
also watched other parameters on the Retreiver.] There is
zero ( 0%) adaption for fuel or ignition by the adaptive
program in the ECU. Runs strong on the highway and rev's to
cut out under load with no glitches. Besides performing
perfectly for me, this is not right. E-Mail achives list
428 posts for the word..START, and I think that vanagons
take the lead for the worst,in posts about that ! Now, if
any of you fine people out there know anything, don't keep
it to yourself. Tomorrow morning I shall test for start up
again but I think that it's gonna be a crank and fire like
nothing's wrong..... So, what you all think...?? Crank
sensor or distributor ?

Don Kerr
dkveuro@flash.net
Owner/Technician
DKV Euro
Purcell, Oklahoma, USA

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___________________ TEST AND REPAIR DATA ___________________

COMPUTER CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS

po322- ignition/distributor engine speed input circuit no signal

TESTING AND RESULTS

scope CKP and CMP=ok -

RELATED REPAIR HISTORY

Previously, plugs and visual check one month ago.

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