# Passat Won't Start **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 27, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/passat-wont-start/187670 "2007-01-27T16:06:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/passat-wont-start/187670/16 "2007-01-29T07:15:03Z")
> [@this place is dead tonight.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-place-is-dead-tonight/27564/40): > > What happened to the battery? Went dead? Cranked too much and drained it? Make sure it didn’t freeze! I won’t use a jump pack on any car newer than 1995. If there is a problem with the battery it can cause a voltage spike that can fry ECU’s and other black boxes. I hope note. I thought it was just the battery at first. Jump box didnt work so we pulled it out, stuck it on a 2amp trickle charge for a few hours, blasted it with 10amp for 1/2hr till full charge, still no luck. > If the battery is bad enough that you’re only getting a few cranks with a jump pack than that could very well be the reason the car is not starting. I think it’s good. Just replaced this past summer > 1.8T’s are prone to fouling plugs on cold start-- especially when the weather takes a cold snap. VW changed the plug specs on these engines after a couple of model years for this reason (went a step hotter). Right, the OE plugs I pulled out from 3+ yrs ago were platinum 4’s, new ones are new OE Autolite single contact. > What are the exact model plugs that you put in? Stay far away from any type of platinum plugs and plugs with more than one ground strap. They’re much more prone to wetting out/ fouling. If the car is flooded, chances are good the plugs are to blame. If you’re not getting fuel, then obviously this is not the issue. OE Autolite single contact, picked them up at Autozone Saturday. > Do you have fuel pressure and injector pulse? Smell of gas in the cylinders after pulling the plugs? Couldnt smell anything outside in 0 degree weather --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/passat-wont-start/187670)._