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1998 AUDI A3

1.6L I4FWDAUTOMATICgas
Repairs0Labor472Torque2472Fluid6DTC645Battery0Maintenance0Recalls0
P0213low severityPowertrain

Cold Start Injector 1 Malfunction

on 1998 Audi A3 1.6L I4 · FWD

What this code means

Malfunction in the cold start fuel injector for Bank 1.

Symptoms

  • Check Engine Light
  • Hard cold starting
  • Rich running when cold

Common causes

  • Faulty cold start injector
  • Wiring issue
  • Cold start relay failure

Diagnostic steps

  1. Test injector resistance
  2. Check wiring
  3. Test relay

Repair notes

Replace cold start injector.

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