Ben,

Wow, I have the same exact problem. I have been to the garage a few
times ... had maintenance done, filters changed etc.. I drive my son
to school, and when I get out to go to work, the damn thing has a very
hard time starting. Feels like the idle is all wrong, and when I put
it in gear it stalls again. If I let it sit for a while, it seems to
idle better, then I can ease it into gear, and drive off. Once I start
driving, I don't have any problems. BTW I have a passat wagon, regular
gas, not diesel.

I wonder if I should ask the garage about changing the colling temp
sensor?

-Guy

Ben wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have problem starting when engine is warmed up starting is no problem
> when engine is cold... Someone in this forum mentioned changing Cooling
> Temp Sensor will fix the problem but I don't know if that was for
> diesel (TDI) engine or for gasoline engine...?...
> So will that fix my problem or is there any other thing I should be
> looking at...? The car runs beautifully otherwise and recently we've
> done all the maintenance, such as new glow plugs, new air filter
> etc....
> Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Ben