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Old 9th September 2008, 07:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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whats up with my car
me 19 16v is still not starting every day.

i decided i would try solve the non starting problem and change the plugs, leads, dizzy cap, rotor arm. it ran smoother i thort all was good,

went out today after it had been raining and would not start, this seems to a regular thing with the car if damp or wet it wont start will turn over but not fire, theres not water in the plug wells it has fuel well its priming any way and spark. when dry its fine.

i pulled down the interior light so seem if any water, it was damp around the areialcould this affect it the light circuit was dry
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Old 9th September 2008, 07:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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the leaking roof shouldn't affect the starting although it could very slowly run down the battery i guess.

Are you getting good voltage across the battery and it's still not starting?

Could be a failed ignition module I suppose, or wiring on the blink
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Does it unlock with the Plip key OK?
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yup central locking works fine. the battery has good charge. i did eventually get it running today, what happens if the igntion module is dieing any symptoms

wiring seems fine but will double check it
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Old 9th September 2008, 08:42 PM   #5 (permalink)
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have you cleaned the crank sensor
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Old 10th September 2008, 06:31 AM   #6 (permalink)
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nope not cleaned it. shall give it ago is it easy to unbolt or does half the bits around it need to come away to lol
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crank sensor is easy and yes well worth checking.
it's held onto the top of the gearbox bellhousing by two special bolts, don't lose these
Also check the grey plug 6 inches down the wire
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thats cool thanks for the info. the plug seems to be fine.

this issue is making me want to do my 2l bottom end swap sooner than planned lol
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im gonna have to come down and see this valver of yours james, lol
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lol yeah man sure will, i has moved now am in havant now
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hahahaha, you're getting nearer to me!
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lol probably where abouts is you
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about 10 - 15 miles up the A3 from you
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mine did similar thing... it was one of the relays in the n/s wing area, think it had a loose connection, played about with them and its been fine since
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