tam starter turns like crazy but no fire up - please help ..

[sascha]

last days engine runs after starting sometime not on all cylinders, but

yesterday with extern exide battery connected starter turns like crazy and does'nt fire up.

i can hear the fuelpump running, no fault code appears.

help very appreciated ..

[shep1001]

Assuming the fuel pump is not dead and the engine turns over so its not the starter motor, It's either no fuel or no spark I would check the following, starting with the fuses


Coil pack & its connector
HT leads & their connections to the coil pack/plugs

Fuel pump fuse/relay: fuse no30 (30A) relay is on the inner corner at the bottom of the board
Injector fuse: Fuse no19 (15A)
Blocked fuel filter/pickup in the tank
Fuel cutoff switch activated (re-set under dash on PS side
Injector connectors

Can you smell petrol after turning the engine over? this would indicate if the fuel pump/injectors are working as its flooding the engine?

Edited by shep1001 on Friday 21st February 07:05

[Hexhamhc]

Hi Sascha, sounds like the engine could be 'flooded' due to being cranked over repeatedly without starting. Get the battery fully charged up, jam the throttle pedal down so the throttles are fully open to get air through them, leave the car like this overnight and then remove whatever was used to keep the throttle jammed open, then try and start it as usual. The other thing to check is if you're very low on fuel perhaps? Speed Sixes don't like being run very low on fuel!
I hope that this helps. Best regards to all, Tony

[peteA]

sascha said:

last days engine runs after starting sometime not on all cylinders, but

yesterday with extern exide battery connected starter turns like crazy and does'nt fire up.

i can hear the fuelpump running, no fault code appears.

help very appreciated ..

Just something to check - you sure it's the fuel pump you can hear? The loudest 'pump' you can normally hear going through the start up procedure is the power steering pump priming.

Sorry if you've checked all this - just a thought that's all.

[sascha]

thank you all,

i changed the plugs, the engine was flooded.