car cut out wont start!!!!!sorted cheers guys!

Level 5 User Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 123

hi all was out cleaning car few hours ago had her running music on as u do!
then she was spluttering and trying to cut out i tried to give her throttle but all i was getting was induction noise!!
thought it was petrol so took mates car goty a gallon of fuel putt it in still doing same?!
took plugs out little oit residue on threads but nothing out of the ordinary!

noew wont start at all turning over fine!!

HELP HEPL HELP

need the car for work!

clio 16v btw!! Cool

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

rev counter reading when its turning over? whats the charge in the battery?

Sounds exactly like my mates xr2i, and the fuel pump had packed up!

Level 5 User Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 123

revcounter working ,battery charge fine! fuel pump ppriming ok no prob

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

yea the fuel pump primes, but the pressure wasnt enough.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

as the rev counter reads, that rules out the crank sensor, it it trying to fire?

check to see if fuel is at the rail.

Level 5 User Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 123

will do tomorrow after work

cheers again

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

id say its a block breather as i found out on rst fez a last year, on the air box there was a little motor ontop of it did something or other wasnt sure tho, but my bossman bodged a breather filter on it and it had blocked the air going into the inlet manifold, or could be the fuel pump something along those lines would be a good starting place

Level 5 User Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 123

cheers just off out the now to check fuel as couldnt yesteday as all tools were at work! there's plenty fuel in it and can hear the pump should i be hearing it running all the time even wen crankin?cause i aint

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

take the TB off and let the petrol run out out of and then try, might of flooded it

Level 5 User Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 123

by right wen a open throttle butterfly if was flooded there should be fuel coming out!or even a small of fuel getting nothing!

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

hmmmmmmmmmmm check the breathers on the inlet see if they ok

Level 5 User Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 123

breathers all clear!doing ma nut in see if was a skoda could fix it no bother mechanic there lol

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

no vacuum pipes come off to the map sensor?

Level 5 User Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 123

nope everything as it should be!

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

isit sparking? and fueling?

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

pull the vacuum hose off the regulator and block the hose, then try starting it, the fuel pressure will still be limited to 3bar

Level 5 User Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 123

rite lads disconneced fule lines on rail!there was slight pressure there wen pulled feed off! put ignition on and nothing there should be pulses but nothin i can hear the pump is there an auxillary pump fitted on these?
shoud it be running all the time?

Level 5 User Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 123

is there a fuel shut off valve fitted on these anywhere?

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

nope but there is a soloniod of some sort which is within the starter loom that goes to the back of the engine right pig to get to

Level 5 User Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 123

auxillary pump?

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

auxilary pump is beside the fuel tank, but it wouldnt stop the flow, sounds like a blocked filter/hole in the fuel line etc etc.