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ryan 79

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186 months

Saturday 31st July 2010
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being new to this i have put a new engine in my fiesta i have tryed to start it but i have dash lights and when i try to start it there is nothing but the main beam blue light stay on what can it be any sergestion would be help full thanks

MG CHRIS

9,322 posts

188 months

Saturday 31st July 2010
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Earth cable not on without it it will not start

FraserLFA

5,083 posts

195 months

Saturday 31st July 2010
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ryan 79 said:
any sergestion would be help full
Use punctuation and spelling biggrin

Welcome to PH...

williamp

20,061 posts

294 months

Saturday 31st July 2010
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could be lots of things. Of the top of my head (andf starting with the easiest to check)

-battery gone flat in the time its taken you to swap the engine. There might be enough for lights, stereo etc but not enough to even turn the engine. Check with multimeter
-cables to the engine from the battery
-earth cable as mentioned above
-is the engine moving at all? Then check starter motor. You'll probably need to remove it onto a bench and test with a battery. Carefully...
If it turns nice and fast but no start, then its either fuel or ignition. Check ignition as that's more liekly to be a problem. Fuel is more straightforward

Finally, if its a modern: immobiliser??