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Hi Chaps, just wondered if anyone has had slow cranking when hot, I have an 08 2.0 TDI which starts perfect all the time except when it has only been turned off for a short time, it struggles to turn over like the battery was flat yet any other time it spins over fine, I've changed the battery with a 74 amp although that seems to have been a waste of money as it's exactly the same! Cheers.

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It could be your starter motor , I had this same problem in another car (not octavia) , I thought it was my battery too.

 

A thing to try is if it does not start leave the car in gear take off handbrake and rock car back and forwards , try starting again and if it works chances are its your starter motor.

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Cheers for the reply, years ago starter motors sometimes got jammed and rocking the car in gear was the way to free them, pre-engaged starters were supposed to alleviate the problem, the car always starts it just really struggles to turn over when it's hot.

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Mine is the same, most research online says starter motor and/or battery; I have also heard of a software update to fix it as it is apparently due to the ecu wanting to detect a minimum turnover speed when warm before it will start injecting fuel. It is a pain in the backside if ever you stall in the middle of a busy junction lol

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