its my mams rover 214 R reg.....not the best cars i know but it does her...

u turn the key and the engine turns ok but it just wont fire, u have to gently tap the throttle and it just to say starts, but this sometimes doesent work and it ends up flattening the battery ??

any thoughts ?

 

also once u do get it started and run it for a while, it starts alot easier once its warmed up

 

If it's influenced by the position of the throttle I would start by checking tps output.
tabetha

 

What's that ? Lol

 

bump

 

It could be flooding whilst standing, like a leaking injector, and when you open the throttle abit it allows it to clear the flood and start. If it doesnt start, take the plugs out and see if they are covered in petrol or not.

 

thats funny coz i noticed a smell of petrol earlier as it was standing, ill check that out

 

any more thoughts ?

 

Hope you get it sorted chap, there good little runners, my sister has had one for 2-3 years and its hardly ever been serviced yet it still keeps going and is very quiet

 

TPS= Throttle Position Sensor will be located on throttle body.

Martin