Matt H
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having some probs at the moment. my car never usually starts that well in the cold weather anyway(mainly due to the throttle bodies) but recentley it wont start at all, even when its abit warmer.
anyone else have this problem?
it turns over ok but wont start. i need to get it sorted for this sunday as well for the national meet!
thanks
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and-m
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Registered: 5th May 02
Location: Liverpool. Drives. Skud vRS.
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read the fault codes? could be a million and one things
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Andy_S
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Manchester
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lol mine wont start either and were stuck! Im not getting a spark, pain in the ass, cant find the problem!
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AdamF
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lol it must be a thing with these mine wont go either 
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and-m
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Phew, well mines OK so dont jinx it 
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Matt H
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not looking good then 
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AdamF
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Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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has it got spark at plug if no, has it got spark at coil lead if no, is there power going to coil and coming out, is there fuel getting to it? check all these possibilities first mate other than that could be a the cambelt has jumped a few teeth however this is unlikely.
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Matt H
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it was fine last time i used it, then it was sat for the day unused. went to use it the next morning & it wouldnt work.
did this happen to anyone else?
p.s. ta adam
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Matt H
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ttt
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myke
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doe sit start when it's warm?
coolant temp sensor in the stat is like a choke. if this is goosed it wont like to start in the cold. but check what adam said first, and try your fault codes.
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Matt H
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wont start warm or cold
how do i get the fault code?
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myke
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you have to short 2 of the pins in the diagnostics plug, then the codes flash up in a loop on the management light in the dash.
may be a guide on migweb, if not there's definately one on clubcalibra.com.
there's a list of codes and meanings too, so you should be able to identify a problem if the ecu has registered it.
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Matt H
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it doesnt have a standard ecu. will this matter?
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Greasemonkey
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yes it will matter i would have thought
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luca2020
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Location: Maidstone, Kent
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yer the fault code trick only works on standard ecu's
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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are u ruuning a omex ecu square 
if so your proberly using a ford (motorcraft) dis pack, check this as we had problems which turned out to be down to the dis pack
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Adam-D
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if there is spark then its a fuel problem
if there is no spark then elimiate the obvious
spark plugs, porus ht leads, as jr said dogy dis pack, them it goes to sensors i think but if it were sensors then there would be fault codes
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Andy
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If there is spark and fuel, but it still wont start, check battery voltage - even a bit below 12 volts can affect sparking. Also check starter motor - if the windings are on the way out, they can sap voltage during cranking from even a healthy battery.
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Andy_S
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ok, sorry to hijack but its kinda the same problem. Ive got no spark. My plug, leads, dizzy and coil are all working, any ideas what it could be? Im stuck, some friends helping me are stuck and even the AA dude was stuck, lol.
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy@CruisinUK
ok, sorry to hijack but its kinda the same problem. Ive got no spark. My plug, leads, dizzy and coil are all working, any ideas what it could be? Im stuck, some friends helping me are stuck and even the AA dude was stuck, lol.
crankshaft sensor
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
if there is spark then its a fuel problem
if there is no spark then elimiate the obvious
spark plugs, porus ht leads, as jr said dogy dis pack, them it goes to sensors i think but if it were sensors then there would be fault codes
he runs a omex ecu like me, it does'nt have fault codes
[Edited on 04-03-2004 by jr]
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Matt H
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it went into the garage today to be sorted.
they checked the electrics side of thing & my fuel pressure etc, tried it and it fired up!
FUCK KNOWS
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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could just need setting up and mapping?
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Joff
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The current breed of Omex management units come pre-installed with a standard map which will get the car started and running enough for you to get the car moving.
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