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As upstream, cranking & turning over is the same thing, so it can only do both or neither, we're awaiting clarification
Car troubles
- Thread starter Jennifer92
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gbb
Legendary Member
- Location
- Peterborough
As said up post, its remarkably difficult to offer any advise you could actually act upon.
Have you refilled very recently from a nearby garage, wrong fuel ? High unlikely TBF.
Coil could have gone so no spark at the plugs.
Coil pack could have gone but you'd probably get it running albeit roughly.
Fuel filter may be blocked.
Could be a broken or wiring fault.
In the old days, a broken or poor earth strap would cause problems, I assume that's still relevant today.
Its wet today...I'd probably sprelay WD40 over all the electrics to chase out any moisture. Again this is an old remedy, it may still hold today.
And the list goes on. TBF it's probably something not too serious, it's easy to fear the worst but it needs a proper mechanic...or someone who's lucky, right there on the job unfortunately.
Have you refilled very recently from a nearby garage, wrong fuel ? High unlikely TBF.
Coil could have gone so no spark at the plugs.
Coil pack could have gone but you'd probably get it running albeit roughly.
Fuel filter may be blocked.
Could be a broken or wiring fault.
In the old days, a broken or poor earth strap would cause problems, I assume that's still relevant today.
Its wet today...I'd probably sprelay WD40 over all the electrics to chase out any moisture. Again this is an old remedy, it may still hold today.
And the list goes on. TBF it's probably something not too serious, it's easy to fear the worst but it needs a proper mechanic...or someone who's lucky, right there on the job unfortunately.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
You could wait a long time. As no one has heard it. Some peoples definition of cranking could be dfferent to anothers. How fast it was cranking over is something we will never know.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Could be just about anything. Short trips don't help either. Modern petrols are a bit of a mare to start if you've failed to get them going within the first few goes due to the electric-ery !
If just clicking, could be the immobiliser !, Cranking battery, fuel issues just about anything - but trying for 10 minutes or more won't help.
If just clicking, could be the immobiliser !, Cranking battery, fuel issues just about anything - but trying for 10 minutes or more won't help.
Levo-Lon
Guru
Not that I'm going to argue with a failed mechanic who got a job with the AA but the correct starting process on nearly everything these days is press clutch or brake and press start, if it's a key turn you still don't need to touch the throttle.. On a older car you would as this caused fuel to be injected via the venturi.. Or to blow out excess fuel in a flooded engine.
Matters not but I'm glad the AA man got you going
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Where should she post it, to the AA, RAC, Greenflag?
I was thinking Mumsnet.
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What's that?
You don't want to know.
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I'll stay ignorant & I'm not going to search, I've been caught out like that before
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
Yeah, I- sorry, a friend- confused Mumsnet and Tinder, too.
Easy mistake to make. Officer.
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Now I know that one, very similar to Grinder isn't it
