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L11WOK
22nd January 2013, 20:37
hi, im will and im new to this forum. ive got 2 saxo's one crashed vts and one 1.4 8v that wont start, i intend to put all the vts running gear into the 1.4 but at a later date once i can afford to modd the engine however im trying to get the 1.4 running and its not sparking, fueling every now and again and the lift pump is only working sometimes :S any common faults?

Gandi699
22nd January 2013, 21:09
check the fuel pump relay, under the ecu. and check the crank sensor too

L11WOK
22nd January 2013, 21:17
tried to swop the relay with the vts one and its slightly different, guuna try a scrapyard one :/ i doubt its a crank fault but i havent checked the obd :/

L11WOK
24th January 2013, 19:59
swapped the fuel pump relay and its still the same, i thought that everytime you turn the ignition on it should prime the fuel pump but i dont think thats the case, ive had the snap on diagnostic computer on and the fuel pump works every time however the injectors arnt squirting and the plugs arnt sparking still, any advice

Gandi699
24th January 2013, 20:50
you definitely getting fuel then? If not get the seats out, and fuel pump cover and listen for it running. Or run a live feed to it directly from the battery to it and see what it does.
I'd check the crank sensor too, squirt in some WD40 in the connection and give it a clean

L11WOK
26th January 2013, 16:57
thanks for the help, the crank sensor was not working atall, i ruled that out because there was no fault codes :/ silly me