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 Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:29 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Kings Lynn
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Car wont start again. Ive just had a brand new 530Ah battery put onto the car.
Its totally dead, no fuel pump on 1st ignition. But I have full lights, locking, stereo etc. If I turn the ignition all the way on and hold it as far as it will go the radiator fan will come on for as long as the key is held in that position.
Wierd.
My car is 1999 preplexed 1.6.
This fault is intermittant and will sometimes be absolutley fine again 10mins later but today it hasnt started at all.
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| spike_202 wrote: |
| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:25 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Carmarthen - WALES
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its decided it dosent like u james, talk nicely to it, lol
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:43 pm |
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Location: England
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Checked the inertia switch and the contacts going to that?
Wiring goes fuse > inertia > fuel pump
Does it turn over?
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:46 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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check the earthing?
last time my earthing was slight losen, all electric+locks works fine but can't turn over
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:49 pm |
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Location: England
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Yeah thats a good point as the internal electrics are earthed near the drivers door.
The fuel pump is earthed in the back [same place where you earth an amp]
Earthing point near the handbrake.
ECU is earthed near the drivers light
Then there's the other big earthing points [gearbox, etc]
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:52 pm |
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Location: Leicester
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Does it start if you "jiggle" the key?
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:10 pm |
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Joined: Mar 03, 2010
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Location: doncaster south yorkshire
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check the earth lead from the battery to the gearbox and the body/chassis of the car. very common for these to snap and cause all kinds of hell for electrics
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:50 am |
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Location: Kings Lynn
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Thanks for the replies  Ill go and have a look...
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| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:36 am |
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Location: Southampton
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You should of done a Bruce Almighty and grabbed the steering wheel while shouting 'START'
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:23 am |
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| AsphericSmile wrote: |
| You should of done a Bruce Almighty and grabbed the steering wheel while shouting 'START' |
Tryed that a couple of times and it worked! 
Sadly not yesterday or today... 
But seriously, ive checked all the earthing points I could see/ know of and they all appear to be fine. 
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| spike_202 wrote: |
| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:34 am |
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is your fuel pump death?
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:38 am |
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Location: Kings Lynn
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Hope not
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| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:04 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: England
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Have you probed it with the multimeter?
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:40 pm |
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Joined: Mar 03, 2010
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Location: doncaster south yorkshire
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try getting hold of another fuel cut off switch and give that a whirl, if not try get faults read and go from there, could be a aerial fault for the immobiliser ,
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:22 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Kings Lynn
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I feel like a right plumb! Started solenoid  
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| spike_202 wrote: |
| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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