Author Topic: 1.8 non turbo occasionally refuses to start????????????  (Read 1391 times)

Offline BEELZEDUB

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my car has just started to refuse to start if it has been driven for about minimum of 10-15mins then left for about 30mins to 2hours.
it will just turn over and not fire, but will very easily bump start (like a push for a couple of feet) if driven home from work and left over night then it will start fine or the same as driving to work and then leaving work it wioll be fine.

someone has mentioned crank sensor, but can't understand how it would bump start instead of firing on key.


any ideas welcome.

Offline badboybunty

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Re: 1.8 non turbo occasionally refuses to start????????????
« Reply #1 on: 08 May 2012, 20:50 »
crank position sensor :smiley:

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Re: 1.8 non turbo occasionally refuses to start????????????
« Reply #2 on: 08 May 2012, 22:54 »
crank position sensor :smiley:

This or the fuel pump relay  :smiley:
Any fault codes?

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Re: 1.8 non turbo occasionally refuses to start????????????
« Reply #3 on: 12 May 2012, 19:51 »
not checked for any fault codes, everyone i have asked has said crank sensor, where do i need to look on an agu engine???

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Re: 1.8 non turbo occasionally refuses to start????????????
« Reply #4 on: 12 May 2012, 20:12 »
down near the crank  :grin:


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Re: 1.8 non turbo occasionally refuses to start????????????
« Reply #5 on: 12 May 2012, 20:13 »
down near the crank  :grin:

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Look under the cam cover  :wink:

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Re: 1.8 non turbo occasionally refuses to start????????????
« Reply #6 on: 15 May 2012, 22:31 »
appears that it was indeed the crank position sensor. so far so good.

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Re: 1.8 non turbo occasionally refuses to start????????????
« Reply #7 on: 15 May 2012, 22:32 »
appears that it was indeed the crank position sensor. so far so good.

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