Car struggling to start

[A3BOBBY]

2007 a3 1.9 tdi bxe engine struggling to start hot or cold i have to give it alot of throttle while it's cranking over runs and drives mint when running anyone any ideas please thanks 

[Steve Q]

Could be glow olugs or injectors. You could also look at getting a diagnostic check. 

[A3BOBBY]

I have plugged it in there are no codes

[Steve Q]

36 minutes ago, A3BOBBY said:

I have plugged it in there are no codes

I do wonder if it's glow plugs. 

[cliffcoggin]

2 hours ago, A3BOBBY said:

I have plugged it in there are no codes

What did you plug it in to? A professional code reader or a cheap one for home use?

[A3BOBBY]

Cheap one 

[cliffcoggin]

The cheap readers are notoriously unreliable. A better bet would be a professional diagnosis, though even they are not infallible.

If that proves inconclusive we shall have to start from first principles and consider every symptom of the engine's behaviour. Do let us know the outcome.