mike56gte
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
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right well i put a new engine in my already converted xe corsa. fitted a 20xe and just kept my original inlet and loom. it has been in for a couple of weeks now with no issues started first time after putting it in and made 156bhp on the rollers with no fueling issues. then took it for its MOT on a trailor then when it came back on the garages trailor we took it off then started it but it then just cut out so i started it again and it cut out, now it wont start at all.
its cranking over and its getting a spark, i then took off the fuel line and cranked it and fuel came out the end but not sure if its the right pressure it came out like garden hose pressure.
does anyone know what else it could be? when i put the engine in i replaced fuel filter and airflow meter.
also when your cranking it it sometimes makes a small attemt to start but never does.
any ideas???
thanks
[Edited on 09-09-2010 by mike56gte]
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fazza
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sounds like a loose earth mate.
lights dimming much when you crack it over?
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mike56gte
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not sure, not tried it with lights on.
might go and take off all the earths and give them a clean and see what happens.
cheers mate
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fazza
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i mean the dash lights, like handbrake and engine management light. do they dim lots when cranking?
what earths have you got?
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mike56gte
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orite yeah they do start to dim a bit but not much.
theres the earth strap on the gearbox, one on the alternator and two on the fuel rail that i can remember.
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ryan docherty
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have you got a earth goin to the body of the car my mate had the same problem we changed his that was already xe'd drove couple a weeks later and that happened found earth to be slack at back of the engine
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mike56gte
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yeah thats the earth strap that comes of the gearbox
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fazza
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My let had 2 earths on the fuel rail, one on the gearbox, and another going from the alternator bracket to the fuel rail
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mike56gte
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quote:
Originally posted by fazza
My let had 2 earths on the fuel rail, one on the gearbox, and another going from the alternator bracket to the fuel rail
yeah exactly the same. wonder if the earths on the fuel rail are a bit dodgy that would explain why theres fuel going to the rail but not injecting
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fazza
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on the fuel rail,m on the bleed nipple on the right hand side. push that in while cranking. does fuel piss out?
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mike56gte
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not sure will give that a shot tho.
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