spacemonkeyd20

I cant get the bolt off from the starter, the bolt i am having troubl with is the one next to the drive shaft, any help i have tried all of my tools and no luck reaching it except with a 13mm combo wrench and it doesnt have enough room to turn.

boschmann

Automatic? How about a 13mm universal socket with a long extension?

spacemonkeyd20

So I got the starter off, and the new one on. it started all nice nice and so i drove it to work (i do deliveries) and so i go to the first house and i turn off the car bring em the package and go to start the car again....and nothing....after calling a tow truck (which never came) and waiting for an hour i get back in and say wha!? it starts... so i go to my other job and it starts again later that night...this morning i start it, go to do deliveries and today i took the company car, finished, got lunch and got a call from my boss to do one last delivery, i say what the hell i go there turn the car off get the package and go to start my car instead of the company car.....doesnt start...has been there all afternoon and it still wont start...with a brand new starter!? i think it has something to do with the engine being hot or something....any help or ideas?

gonzobob

There is an aftermarket relay that you can buy which is supposed to fix the problem of the engine not starting when hot. I connects to your starter solenoid and ups the power when then starter is engaged. It is fairly cheap $20cdn. Most VW speciality shops carry it.