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tuf-924 · Joined: 05 Nov 2009 Posts: 119 Location: wollongong

Ay guys I'm Andrew v from australia I was driving in the wet last night and it was pouring down heavy, pulled up in a carpark car was idling for a while I took off on the high way and my car had no power wouldn't go faster then 30 km an hour I pulled up turned it off tried cranking it again wouldn't start towed it home tried adjusting the sensor bowl thingo for the air intake still nothing.

Would anyone know why it's not starting? Would be a massive help if anyone has any ideas at all.

Cheers
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924aussie · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:16 pm Post subject:

Can you give us more information about not starting as it stands NOW

Do you have FULL battery power

Does it try to turn over

Does it turn over but stops

anything else ?

alan
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tuf-924 · Joined: 05 Nov 2009 Posts: 119 Location: wollongong

It cranks but the engine won't fire the battery was alil flat but not completely it's on charge now.
But I checked for spark it has spark, checked fuel it's pumping fuel, all I can think of if it's off time but I was driving it before it failed I don't know why it would play up all of the sudden
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mikebola · Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 361 Location: Parkside, PA

is your timing belt slack?
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tuf-924 · Joined: 05 Nov 2009 Posts: 119 Location: wollongong

What do you mean by slack? You mean loose??
The alternator belt looks alil cracked and warn out, that wouldnt make the car not start thow would it?
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Ozzie · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:55 pm Post subject:

Had very similar problem.
Wife drove car out of shed, parked and hosed dust off.
Car wouldnt start afterwards.

Found fuse on extra fuse board burnt. Replaced and started straight away.

check fuses related to ign and fuel pump.
the electrics on these cars is common fault.
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mikebola · Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 361 Location: Parkside, PA

the timing belt should be under a metal cover. it's a toothed belt. if it's loose, it can skip a tooth or two and cause lack of power and will be hard or impossible to start. the fuse box is a good thing to check out too.
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