Hi guys I've got a problem with the car not starting
I took the car to have it chipped & set up & had wasted spark fitted at the same time, (well happy with all there work) but the guys told me the starter was on its last legs as it wasn't starting every time, anyway got it home whipped the starter off had it reconed put it back on but the car won't start??????? Starters doing its job fine, pump priming, got spark but it just turns over & over till it stinks of fuel, it's trying but just can't get there
I'm not 2 clever when it comes to the technical stuff!!! but this is doing my head in as I want to go out & play!!!!
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers

 

First four things that spring to mind are...

1) you have disturbed or haven't reconnected the engine earth properly.
2) you have left one of the small batty terminals off if you removed the.
3) you have dislodged the blue engine coolant temperature sensor plug.
4) you have pulled off or broken the map sensor pipe

 

Hi Stu
Where will I find the engine earth strap??
All terminals on battery
Where is the coolant temp senser?
Map pipe all ok

Thanks for yr help
Lee

 

Coolant temp sensor is n/s back of the head next to the dip stick.

 

Phase sensor inside dizzy.had a similar problem on mine years ago and found that he wires on he sensor were perished inside the dizzy

 

I thought all the dizzy stuff went in the bin when it had wasted spark??? Checked the sensor they are plugged in??? Can't find the earth strap???
Cheers

 

Update on car went out this morning tried it again after leaving plugs out all night?? Just kept turning over the same but it managed to start.... Ran perfect 4 a good 5 mins, so I knocked it off had to do sumit 4 my littlen went back to it & it won't start again?????? Doing the same just turning over, & eventually just ends up stinking of fuel???? Any help would b grate as it would b a grate day for a blast!!!!!!!

 

still use phase sensor as this now controls cam timing

mark

 

Hi ,

had the same problems on my 3 dr after doing some work and found out it had to do with the earth problems. More then likely touched one ....:-(

Also starting sometimes then again not ... drove me nuts.

I made a new earth cable to the ECU and the engine block what solved my issue , worth a try I think.

Steven

 

Sounds like crank sensor to me mate.

 

It turned out to be the crank sensor
I changed that & it fired right up!!!!!! I did the phase sensor after to, as James at MSD told me what it wascheers fella
Been out in it all day
Many thanks to all who helped.
Lee