White Smoke!!!!

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

ok.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

you never answered does it turn over by hand?

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

Dunno. How do I do that?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

put a spanner on the bottom pulley and turn the engine over with it. Or stick it in 4th and shove the car.

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

Ok. Just going out now to check the electrics and I'll try that Smile

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Lindsey wrote:

Right, heads cleaned and back on...old timing belt ended up going back on for now coz I couldn't get the Cam pulley off the bolt is seized solid!!!! (Neither could the big strong boy so it's not just coz I'm a girl!). Put everything back to where it should be in the pissing rain, refilled with water then tried starting...PROBLEM! Shocked

!! As soon as I turn the key it makes a noise...the only way I can describe it is that it sounds electrical! Battery was the last thing I reconnected and everything lights up as per normal. Could this be coz the whole entire engine is soaking wet coz I spent 3 hours putting it back together in the rain in an attempt to get my freedom back?

Didn't think the head bolts were that hard to get off or back on btw and that is despite my having to climb on top of the engine bay to reach the back ones!

You dont need to take the cam pulley bolt off? just slide the belt off the side?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

I just assumed she meant crank pulley huw

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Chris H wrote:

I just assumed she meant crank pulley huw

Im sure I would have too if i wasn't half asleep Laughing

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

Whatever the bottom one is called that's the one we couldn't get off!

Right, it is turning over manually. Have checked the battery, battery connections, full 12v at the solenoid, took the positive terminals off the starter motor and cleaned, cleaned the stop solenoid connection and a couple of other manky bits on the fuel pump thing. Checked for resistance across b and c terminals on another connector thing like what it says to do in haynes, perfect reading!!!

Getting all the normal dash lights again sometimes. Going to check the ignition end of things next. What do you think???

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

so is the engine turning over on the starter or not?

is it just not running?

What ignition, all you have is a stop solenoid, its a diesel!

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

I mean the ignition inside the car (where the key goes). Nothing is happening when I turn the key, turned the engine manually.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

i am failin to see whats not happening?

if its not turning, did u lock up the crank or anything and forget to unlock it?

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

Nope didn't forget to unlock it. When I turn the key the dash lights come on, turn to start, lights go out (except handbrake) and nothing happens.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

sounds like the starters fecked then.

Bump start the thing and run it. warm it up then try to start it off th ekey again.

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

Arse...ok, I'll try that!

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

I am cursed!!!! Went to the scrappy to get a Starter Motor and guess what???? It's knackered too Shocked

!!!! So back tommorrow for another one...or maybe two this time!

Someone should start a book on what will go wrong with my car next!

Crying or Very sad

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

did you bench test it?

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

How do you do that?

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

battery and jump leads. then a screw driver across from the starter positive to the solenoid positive. Careful > sparks .

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

Yikes! Don't like sparks! What should happen if I do that?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the solenoid will kick in the motor will spin. Its got a bit of a kick to it so do it on the ground.