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Old 12-10-2010, 11:12 PM
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the problem with a car when it wont start when hot and wont start when cold (cold starter - hot starter)?? as i genuinely dont know,just seeking some enlightenment from the PF lot
Old 13-10-2010, 01:50 AM
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My experience would say idle control valve but then it depends on the car, engine etc
Old 13-10-2010, 09:27 AM
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wont start when hot and wont start when cold
Not sure this is what you meant to type? If so then:

- No fuel
- Dead battery
- Failed starter solenoid
- Failed starter motor
- No compression
- Knackered spark plugs
- Knackered HT leads
- Knackered coil pack or dizzy
- Dead ECU
- Faulty immobiliser
- Dead fuel pump
- Faulty ICV
- Seized engine
- Dead injectors
- Or pretty much anything else you could think of that would go wrong in an engine.

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Maybe it has no engine ?
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Old 13-10-2010, 12:51 PM
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I'd suggest it has a hot start problem, and very possibly a cold start problem too.
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is it turning over?
then it's not going to be the battery or the starter of the iscv is it
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Water temp sensor on the ECU side. Not the gauge sensor it will be blue or green with 2 wires coming off it.
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Originally Posted by tabetha
Maybe it has no engine ?
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shit,i knew there was something missing
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