Help!!

[ScottG17]

Hi.... drove about 10 miles to work today.... stopped..... went into a shop.....came out again.....tried to start the car...... would not go..... took me 5 mins to get it going.....and splutted into life.... when it was running it was fine....

any ideas? also this is not the 1st time its done it to me

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[Scattle]

Starter motor on the way out?? mine went a few months ago, if you hammer it, it starts but it's a temporary fix, the starter is under the air filter area.

Could be a dodgy coil pack as well.

Hope this has helped.

[ScottG17]

its almost as if it was flooded.... can smell petrol though

[Scattle]

If you kept trying to start it then it would have got flooded, had it rained at all? sometimes moisture or damp gets in the engine bay, spray some wd40 over the ht leads and this help. I have had this before.

[ScottG17]

no probs.... only does when hot..... not been raining....possible autochoke or lambda sensor

[Scattle]

Yup, have a look at them as well, then see if it is still doing it.

[ScottG17]

sound!.... will play around tonight!

[Crunkers]

Check the spark plugs and your crank shaft sensor too.

Cheers

[ScottG17]

plugs are fairly new... wheres the crank sensor?

[ScottG17]

Just took it out in my lunch hour... started fine.... Driving along and it just lost all engine power :panic:... after about 10 seconds it started up again!

Confused now

[ScottG17]

:bump: :bump: :bump:

Anyone?? deperate for help :)

[ScottG17]

Any ideas... will i get it home ok without it killing on me?

[Scattle]

I reckon it could be your lambda sensor, not 100% but not sure if you should drive it.

[ScottG17]

could be.... going to get a fuel filter and see how it goes

[ScottG17]

any ideas of anything else that may be?

[JimoVTR]

Was the key on the dash display flashing?
If so, thats your immobilisor. :y:

[mattsteR11]

sounds like there is no fuel geting in to the engine?? You could try taking out the plugs to see if they are wet or not? Also when it cuts out or doesnt start see if the key symbol is on the dash as my sister had this happening to her, changed the imobiliser and works fine.. hope that helps

[JimoVTR]

sounds like there is no fuel geting in to the engine?? You could try taking out the plugs to see if they are wet or not? Also when it cuts out or doesnt start see if the key symbol is on the dash as my sister had this happening to her, changed the imobiliser and works fine.. hope that helps

I siad about the immobilsor.
Happened in my old car... just rip the fucker out!

[Bolter99]

Is the 1.1 a single point injector?

[Gazzza]

i have a problem allong these lines sometimes i have to turn the ignition6 times or more be4 it fires up... tbh i dont know if this helps but i pump the accelerator... duno if it helps or not... but apart from that sheck the sparkplugs mby clean them... if nothing take it to a grage to ask them to take a look :)

[ad_182_uk]

new starter motor ftw. as for the cutting out, sounds like a fuel feed problem

[Bolter99]

You hear the starter motor clicking?

[ScottG17]

the starter moter seems fine.... it turns the engine over ok... just spluters to a start..... also the revs are all over the place.... between 500-1500 revs...

Also it is a 1.1 SPI model.... has no imobiliser in it....

Cheers... all repped!

[Scattle]

Come to think of it it could be fuel related. Have a look at the fuel pump, the line coming from it should be rubber it may be slightly split or perished so a lack of fuel getting to the engine, new bits of rubber pipe are not much dosh.

[ad_182_uk]

if its spluttering, then maybe the fuel pressure regulator is playing up, so not supplying enough or too little maybe?

[ScottG17]

strange.... took it out tonight...pissing down... run fine..... seems like only in warm weather???...

lambda sensor??? somone said the temp sensor on the head?