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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 01:35 PM
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just taxed the car and been driving it about . Then it cut out and now its just turning over and it wont fire up any ideas ???????
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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Check the obvious mate, is there a spark? is there fuel to the injectors? Then come back, cant really help till then.

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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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how can i check it getting fuel? sorry bit dumb
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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slacken the banjo bolts on the top of the metering head and turn the car over, fuel should spray out, or take one of the injectors out and do the same (really if it's spraying when you loosen the banjo's it should be getting to the injectors anyway).
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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loosen them one at a time obviously yeah
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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is the fuel relay in the drivers side foot well above pedals?
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cossiejim
is the fuel relay in the drivers side foot well above pedals?

yes mate, pinky/purply thing.

can you not hear the fuel pump run when u turn on ignition??
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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lol think it had been knocked loose pushed it in and fired up
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by cossiejim
lol think it had been knocked loose pushed it in and fired up
wish my problems were that easy solved

wanna buy another one? lol
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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lol only had this one a week and wanted to set it on fire earlier
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by cossiejim
lol only had this one a week and wanted to set it on fire earlier
Join the club mate, had mine since July, and already Ive broke down at 4.00am, developed a misfire, and now need a gearbox and radiator!

The joys of motoring eh?
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well its in the name aint it FixOrRepairDaily
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