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will_doyle

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29th Apr 10 at 08:38

Grrr

right.. im turning the key like you do and the engine wants to start but it wont...the car sort of shakes!!

Dont have a clue what is wrong

any ideas?

[Edited on 30-04-2010 by will_doyle]

[Edited on 02-05-2010 by will_doyle]

Bissmire

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29th Apr 10 at 08:39

Headgaskets gone and cambelt has snapped

will_doyle

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29th Apr 10 at 08:40

quote:
Originally posted by Bissmire
Headgaskets gone and cambelt has snapped

go die

Colin

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29th Apr 10 at 08:41

Flooded the engine....leave it 5 mins then try again!!

will_doyle

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29th Apr 10 at 08:42

quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Flooded the engine....leave it 5 mins then try again!!

what does that mean..?

when I start it again shall I start it with the gas pedal down?

Bissmire

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29th Apr 10 at 08:42

quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle

quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Flooded the engine....leave it 5 mins then try again!!

what does that mean..?

when I start it again shall I start it with the gas pedal down?

Lol!

Baskey

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29th Apr 10 at 08:48

take the oil cap off, is there any white gunk in there?

belton

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29th Apr 10 at 08:50

Well if your bath overflows would you fill it up with more water? How did you manage that??

GF-91

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29th Apr 10 at 09:13

quote:
Originally posted by belton
Well if your bath overflows would you fill it up with more water?

Depends if you're stoned tbh.

will_doyle

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29th Apr 10 at 10:13

still wont start

omg, this has really annoyed me

Tomnova16

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29th Apr 10 at 10:14

is it turning over properly or is it just turning over a bit, maybe the battery is nearly flat

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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Neo

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29th Apr 10 at 10:15

quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
when I start it again shall I start it with the gas pedal down?

quote:
Originally posted by Baskey
take the oil cap off, is there any white gunk in there?

Answer This !

Aerox-lad

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29th Apr 10 at 10:15

is it sparking? what car is it?

will_doyle

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29th Apr 10 at 10:16

quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
is it turning over properly or is it just turning over a bit, maybe the battery is nearly flat

what do you mean by turning over properly..? I turn the key the right amount of turns if thats what you mean

will_doyle

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29th Apr 10 at 10:17

I am at college now so cant check at moment

quote:
Originally posted by Aerox-lad
is it sparking? what car is it?

Sparking? and it is a 1.6 Corsa Sport

GF-91

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29th Apr 10 at 10:17

quote:
Originally posted by Neo

quote:
Originally posted by Baskey
take the oil cap off, is there any white gunk in there?

Answer This !

Aerox-lad

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29th Apr 10 at 10:19

oh another thing check to see that if your car has an immobiliser that your chip hasnt fallen out of your key. my key fell apart once and the small chip fell out.

Neo

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29th Apr 10 at 10:22

quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle

quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
is it turning over properly or is it just turning over a bit, maybe the battery is nearly flat

what do you mean by turning over properly..? I turn the key the right amount of turns if thats what you mean

ShEp

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29th Apr 10 at 10:27

You won't have flooded it. it's injection

The head gasket is gone FFS

Your temp keeps going up, overheating, missfires.

All the symptoms

Aerox-lad

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29th Apr 10 at 10:27

he did say that it sounded like it wanted to start so my guess is that it is turning over. check to see if theres a light flashing on your dash (yellow ecu one) if thats the case immobiliser, have you dropped your keys recently?

Tomnova16

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29th Apr 10 at 10:28

quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle

quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
is it turning over properly or is it just turning over a bit, maybe the battery is nearly flat

what do you mean by turning over properly..? I turn the key the right amount of turns if thats what you mean

i mean engine turning over properly on start or just kinda whirring over

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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3CorsaMeal

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29th Apr 10 at 10:30

lost compression imo

3CorsaMeal

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29th Apr 10 at 10:31

have you had a pressure test done on each cylinder?

DaveyLC

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29th Apr 10 at 10:32

quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
You won't have flooded it. it's injection

The head gasket is gone FFS

Your temp keeps going up, overheating, missfires.

All the symptoms

You can flood and borewash a EFi.. Happens all the time when people fire up a car, move it then turn it back off again.

will_doyle

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29th Apr 10 at 10:40