MY 2.5 TDI NAVARA DOESNT START BUT WHEN YOU PUT LITTLE PETROL IN INTAKE MANIFOLD ITS START STARTING

SOURCE: water leaking from intake manifold

the chev are fames for intake manifold seeping. it will have to be replaced soon good luck

SOURCE: 1995 Buick Park AV intake manifold gasket starting to leak

THIS IS VERY COMMEN IN FACT JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE 3.1AND 3.4 AND 3.8 EVER MADE BY CHEVY LEAKS AT THE LOWER INTAKE ALL OF THEM AND USEALLY STARTS AT ABOUT 50000 MILES THE PARTS COST ABOUT 300.00 AT THE DEALER FOR NEW GASKETS AND COOLENT AND SEALENT ALL THE PARTS YOU WILL NEED THE PROBLEM IS ITS ABOUT A SIX HOUR JOB SO THE LABOR KILLS YA BUT IT IS ALOT OF WORK BUT THE GOOD PART IS THERE IS NO NEED TO REMOVE THE PUSH RODS ON A 3.8 LIKE YOU DO ON A 3.4 I CAN GIVE YOU THE STEPS IF YOU LIKE BUT THIS JOB IS BEST TO SEND TO A MECHANIC AS IT HAS A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE OR YOU CAN MAKE A BIGGER MESS THEN YOU GOT ALREADY... HOPE THIS WAS HELP FULL LET ME NO IF YOU NEED MORE INFO

SOURCE: problim starting

this engine has only one injector. could be the injector or bad ecu.

SOURCE: black smoke and hesitation in first gear only

Could be low turbo boost pressure,get the charge air system checked

Kevin Blair

• 196 Answers
• Posted on Jun 30, 2009

SOURCE: I have a 01 beetle tdi with 100k miles on it. It

sounds like another bad maf sensor or the turbo is sticking