Ute wont start?
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the utes been in my lock up now since nov been started and moved weekly while i was in oz it ran out of fuel i have topped it up 25litres and i wouldnt start kept turnin and tryin but wouldnt fire up i took the injectors off and the plugs out and all seamed ok so put it back together it fired straight up and ran for 15 mins
i turned it off and now it wont start again i have done the same again plugs and injectors but it just wont start its seams like its wants to but wont
Any ideas i want my ute back on the road i gettin withdrawal symptoms
Cheers
the utes been in my lock up now since nov been started and moved weekly while i was in oz it ran out of fuel i have topped it up 25litres and i wouldnt start kept turnin and tryin but wouldnt fire up i took the injectors off and the plugs out and all seamed ok so put it back together it fired straight up and ran for 15 mins
i turned it off and now it wont start again i have done the same again plugs and injectors but it just wont start its seams like its wants to but wont
Any ideas i want my ute back on the road i gettin withdrawal symptoms
Cheers
wallsjay said:
its a hsv bumper mate but i also have a monaro vxr bumper i am thinkin of putting on there
cool just i have a potential bumper in london fairly cheap but the freight to here isnt really woth it its more than what the bumpers worth just tryin to decide weather i should do it how was oz did ya brin g any goodies back
yeah theres no dramas with it really had a few issues with the window runner clips when the cold snap was about but all in all good have a few bits under the hood now will post a few pics up in the next day or so give ya a gander...have a few bits comin from ferb so should look a bit diff when there on height wise....
wallsjay said:
what runner clips do u mean ? are you having ferbs old suspension equip? his sat nice last time i saw it
yeah had to replace the white clips that slide in the window frame and join to the arms they cracked and busted so that was a job and a half yeah i got a tow bar of him and the springs out of his ute so impressed with that..
wallsjay said:
where are they on the utes does anyone know ? good idea thanks hex
Look under the back. Filter just above the hand brake bits and bobs. The clips for filter are a sod to remove but can be done. The Fish will have filters in stock. Hope you sort out soon.
For future ref just disconnect battery or get a battery charger that can be left on.
You can see the filter in the top right corner of this pic
Edited by ferb on Monday 8th February 22:14
Edited by ferb on Monday 8th February 22:37
you could perhaps elaborate more with the problem. "Not starting" is rather vague to say the least, and removing injectors is an odd thing to do ??
Does the engine turn over, and turn over fast when you turn the key ?
Do you have a good spark at all 8 plugs ?
Are the plugs wet or dry when you removed them for inspection ? ( If wet, replace )
If totally dry, is the fuel pump priming and operating ? As you have removed the injectors, when you turn the key, have you proven there is adequate fuel flow to the injectors ?
Does the engine turn over, and turn over fast when you turn the key ?
Do you have a good spark at all 8 plugs ?
Are the plugs wet or dry when you removed them for inspection ? ( If wet, replace )
If totally dry, is the fuel pump priming and operating ? As you have removed the injectors, when you turn the key, have you proven there is adequate fuel flow to the injectors ?
the engine turns ova nice and fast and feels like it wants to fire but doesnt i removed the injectors to see if there was fuel flowing from them all wich there was the plugs as getting wet but cant see it bein them as they was working fine untill it ran out of fuel
im a bit lost its like the fuel is bad or somethin
im a bit lost its like the fuel is bad or somethin
So whilst cranking, you visually confirmed fuel spraying from the injectors ?
Didnt notice you said it ran out of fuel.
Did you fill it with diesel or something by accident ? lol
Ive never actually seen a genuine case of "bad fuel" although heard many stories. I suspect its just a myth.
Although I think BP did recently report about some water contamination at some sites.
Then there was another story about filling stations here diluting their petrol with methanol !!! Customs caught that one on. Apparently truckloads of methanol was getting shipped into the country and they started investigating lol
Didnt notice you said it ran out of fuel.
Did you fill it with diesel or something by accident ? lol
Ive never actually seen a genuine case of "bad fuel" although heard many stories. I suspect its just a myth.
Although I think BP did recently report about some water contamination at some sites.
Then there was another story about filling stations here diluting their petrol with methanol !!! Customs caught that one on. Apparently truckloads of methanol was getting shipped into the country and they started investigating lol
Sadly not a myth, I copped for a tankful of what was supposed to be super unleaded that the car would barely run on, barely limped it home (it was an auto), drained it all out after testing everything I could think of and re-filled with fresh fuel and off it went. Fuel also goes "off" if you store it for a long time. If theres not much in the tank, chucking some fresh stuff in may get it to fire up.
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