Hello there,

Since I bought my Audi A4 4 years ago I've been having this re-occuring problem pretty much every time I start the engine.

I wait for it to prime, I turn key and the engine turns over a number of times before it starts. This process takes about 1.5 seconds of the engine turning over before it fires up. This happens 8 out of 10 times I start it and sometimes fires up immediately as it should. No engine faults appear in diagnostic tool and no dashboard warning lights appear.

I've brought it to the garage and they can't find fault. It's not a huge issue atm but it's a bit annoying and I know its wearing out the starter motor more than it should. The weird thing is is that it takes the EXACT same amount of time each time before the engine fires up leading me to believe that theres only a small issue thats causing this. Something to do with fuel not being pushed to the engine perhaps? I'm no mechanic by any stretch of the imagination but would love if anyone has any input on this type of issue and why it occurs?


Audi A4 2002 1.9 TDI
194,000 miles
Company car for 155,000 of those miles on UK roads.
Very well maintained and serviced (just fully serviced last week actually)