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Turns over but won't start
Volkswagen Beetle 2004 Convertible 04 beetle. 1.8 turbo 75000 miles
My car stalled in the middle of the road, tried charging it and nothing so I replaced the battery and it still won't start. It tries but just doesn't catch. It made a weird noise like it was grinding I know if it was the alternator it should still start (I think anyways). My dad said possibly timing belt or some sensor. Please help me figure it out if anybody knows about this
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My 2001 beetle did the same thing. Turned out was timing belt. If you have an interference engine it's a 50-50 chance valves got damaged. I lucked out since my husband is a mechanic knew right away. The more you try to start it the greater the chances of damaging the valves
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Volkswagen Beetle 2003 2.0 manual 150 miles
Was driving had to step on the brakes hard and engine died and now it turns over but will not start
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