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Re: car wont start?
« Reply #40 on: 24 September 2013, 16:19 »
First try it with a healthly batt, put the spark plug with the coil pack connected to it near a metal serface, you should see a spark on turn over it should do it in rotation of 2,4,1,3 i think.

if all 4 are sparking well, then id say you might have a fueling issue, check your fuel relay, fuel pump, I.E when you open the drivers door or put on the ignition do you hear the pumps prime? (wont do it all the time usally after the car has been standing an hour or so not being used)

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Re: car wont start?
« Reply #41 on: 24 September 2013, 17:11 »
Just put my mates battery and still no spark from any of them, Fuel pump primes up so dont think its that, is there anyway to bypass a wire to the coil pack to see if theres a break in the wire or some thing cheers

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Re: car wont start?
« Reply #42 on: 24 September 2013, 17:42 »
Checked fuses? Relays? And get a multi meter on your coil wires

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Re: car wont start?
« Reply #43 on: 24 September 2013, 17:50 »
Ive checked fuses and relays all seems ok i dont have a multi meter, but will see if i can borrow one, may be worth noting that before it all happened a car crashed in front of me and something came off his car and went straight under mine, it punched my sump and broke the wiring for the oil sensor, ive had that redone, but could it have broke a wire further up or something cheers

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Re: car wont start?
« Reply #44 on: 24 September 2013, 19:23 »
Checked all fuses and relays?

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Re: car wont start?
« Reply #45 on: 24 September 2013, 19:30 »
Me personally not but that was what the garage was supposed to have checked first, i can double check tomorrow, Is the relay behind the fuses on these? Cheers

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Re: car wont start?
« Reply #46 on: 25 September 2013, 15:34 »
How do i check if the relays are ok also just bought a cheap multi reader to check the wires, how do i use it lol, sorry if its a stupid question but i aint got a clue  :whistle:

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Re: car wont start?
« Reply #47 on: 25 September 2013, 19:51 »
Can anyone tell me what relay to check please

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Re: car wont start?
« Reply #48 on: 26 September 2013, 16:50 »
Right no spark at all, all fuses are good, relays seem fine, got a reading on the multimeter of about 68 on them, checked the wiring and the highest was approx 700 ohms or whatever u call it lol, which i thought was on the low side, maybe worth noting that the revs go up to the first white line whilst trying to start if thats got any relivance to it?  cheers

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Re: car wont start?
« Reply #49 on: 26 September 2013, 18:39 »
No chance of getting any fault codes read from it? The vague description of the codes you gave in your first post could be nothing or could be catastrophic. Where abouts in wales are you? Close to Rhyso in merthyr?