worrying moment

[garrykiller]

had a bit of a scare this morning! got to my car went to turn it on and all i got was turn over and no starting. after my forth attempt it finally kicked in. thats the first time that has ever happened in the 4 years i have owned it, all most 4 years to the day infact. it wasnt the battery it hadplenty of turn over, oil level and fuel level were good. i hope it doesnt happen again!

she is 19 years old and shes doing well apart from that. not a single spot of rust nor a single hiccup.

fingers crossed!

[Pete Franklin]

Probably just the plug leads, plugs or at worst cam cover gasket. All of which are el cheapo

[garrykiller]

Pete Franklin said:

Probably just the plug leads, plugs or at worst cam cover gasket. All of which are el cheapo

changed the plugs and leads only a couple of months ago. i havent had a repeat performance this morning though.

[Riknos]

Bit cold? Batteries lose charge when it's cold, give it a good run out to make sure it's charged up

[garrykiller]

so it turned out that it was the camshaft angle sensor. after i broke down in the middle of southampton and aa towed me to autolink we found the problem!

Edited by garrykiller on Monday 26th March 06:51

[Simbu]

garrykiller said:

so it turned out that it was the camshaft angle sensor. after i broke down in the middle of southampton and aa towed me to autolink we found the problem!

Aargh, my nightmare scenario! Were Autolink able to turn it around quickly at short notice?

My car's visiting them in a week for a cambelt change, I've heard good things

[garrykiller]

Simbu said:

Aargh, my nightmare scenario! Were Autolink able to turn it around quickly at short notice?

My car's visiting them in a week for a cambelt change, I've heard good things

they did it while i waited took an hour and a half ish. top quality blokes there. i use them for everything mx5, always have done.

thanks to the AA man too who towed me all the way over there.