Hey all.


the cars playing up again and i can think what i could be, it was warking fine then i turned it off left it for a few hours and tryed to start it up and it just wouldent start.


heres a quick vid of wha its doing.





any ideas ??

 

Has it got Petrol?

Is it Sparking?

 

Yes has over half a tank and how do i tell if its sparking ??

 

to check for spark, pull a ht lead off aplug and rest lead on rocker cover, turn engine over and you should see a spark.

 

Any news did you check for spark ??

 

Gunna do it now mate gimme 5 mins.

 

Yea done every single one and they are all sparking..

There dose seem to be a really strong smell of fuel when i crank it tho ...

 

Okay some ideas!!
*how good a spark are you geting is it dull ??,
*Has your car got an inertia switch in the boot.
*When you say that you have fuel can you hear the pump prime when you switch ignition on. ?
*Remove spark plugs and check if its wet with fuel, if so then you are geting fuel up to the engine.
*Worn water pump bearing this can throw the cam time out.

 

whats a inertia switch ??

The spark want really that bright i did have to put a fork in the end to get it to touch the rocker cover as it had a rubber coating.

i dont have a spark plug tool

 

Could be your coil pack if it wasnt that bright a spark follow the lead back from the distributer cap.
Inertia switch usually in the boot cuts the fuel pump out if you have an accident they can play up, not sure if you have one tho ??

 

Not sure if i have one or what it would look like

 

Unlikely you'll have a fuel cut off mate, as said does sound spark related as it's just not firing at all is it. Leads/plugs/distributor/coil to check first i'd say.

 

Yeah like I said im not sure if it does have one. ??

 

didnt you just get this setup

 

Try another distributer or check the rotor arm, havn't the distributers got an earth strap on the body. ?

 

as above try the little things first
possible timing out,or dodgy metering unit

 

Do the plugs come out wet or dry?
If they are wet then it's not sparking under load (compression) or your overfuelling, if they are dry then your not getting enough fuel.

 

Mate forget all this inertia malarky!

Just check the simple stuff. Make sure the leads are all plugged in tight, take the plugs out have a look at them and test the spark, make sure you've got fuel getting there, check timing. It will only be something small if you only had the car running a while before it started messing about.

This is the reason i've moved away from RS Turbo's, too many headaches.

Let us know how you get on son

 

check the fireing order

 

Sounds like mine did the other day when the fuel pump stopped working.
Did you say the pump primes when the ign is switched on?

 

sounds a bit daft m8 but you tryed your compression mate as mine went like it and i had a small break in the head gasket

 

Fuel pump primes when i twist the key and it sees to be sparking fine, i have a mecanic coming out in the morn as i have given up

 

Well does it run. ?

 

Oh yeah i changed the plugs and got it runing the bater light bulb had blown aswell that why it wasnt charging..

 

See, keep it simple on simple cars

 

Very much so my friend. cheers to everyone for the help.

 

Glad you got it sorted, simples

 

Cheers for the imput but have a happy face

 

Glad you got it all sorted.

 

so you just changed the plugs and that sorted it?