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Old 14-08-2004, 12:48 PM
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jet washed the car yesterday NOT THE ENGINE this mornin got up the coont broke down a couple of miles away it has a spark of every lead and plug fule is cummin out the meterin head out the 4 injector nuts when it finally starts u can drive it but when it starts to boost it cuts out and backfires and dies and then will not restart for about an hour and then its still acoont to start and does the same thin ive changed the tps and the ecu fule pump sounds ok change rotor arm cap leads all for new
any 1 with any ideas would be
cheers al
Old 14-08-2004, 01:30 PM
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is it strugling to get past tickover?? if so it could be a blown/torn boost hose

faulty knock sensor? timing out?

do you have a cover over the vent?, do you have an induction kit?, id try giving all the electrical connections near the vents and on the metering head a dousing with wd40
Old 14-08-2004, 02:53 PM
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ive now change the dizzy and checked all timin and stuff then chnage the coil guess wot the coont run
after turnin the car over for about 3 hours total i think the starter is dead
it did all right tho
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Old 14-08-2004, 06:22 PM
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wot a bitch when i fitted the coil it started frist timfe left it runnin for 20 mins turned off went back hour l8ter started frist time drove it 30 miles and it done it again before the spark of the coil was shite now its good should u always get a bolt of the coil lead if u hold it ?
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