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Author:  dt4 [ Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:27 pm ]
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Saw this on ebay last week and thought it was worth looking at, went up to Hartlepool a couple of times before handing over the cash

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It doesnt start but has fired and turned over, the battery is duff so having to use a jump start pack at the minute.

It will keep me busy this winter :)

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Author:  dt4 [ Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:32 pm ]
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Its not showing any fault codes in fact the engine management light doesnt come on at all
Turning the key just results in a rapid clicking which I cant tell if it a relay opening and closing or the starter motor, any thoughts

Author:  NoGT4 [ Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:40 pm ]
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Low battery causing the starter motor to not engage would be my first guess, or bad connection.?

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Author:  Nibbles [ Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:05 pm ]
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Rapid clicking = duff battery. A jump starter pack / jump leads won't provide enough current if the battery has gone open circuit.

No engine light = bulb removed, ECU or EFI fuse gone or ECU faulty / removed.

Author:  dt4 [ Fri Sep 18, 2015 11:11 pm ]
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Thanks both, was leaning towards a new battery first

Author:  dt4 [ Fri Sep 18, 2015 11:12 pm ]
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Best check the ecu and fuses as well then, thanks chris

Author:  dt4 [ Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:47 pm ]
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Author:  dt4 [ Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:49 pm ]
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Author:  dt4 [ Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:50 pm ]
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Came with a few bonus parts

Author:  dt4 [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:53 pm ]
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So, I have checked the distributor cap, rotor arm, plugs and leads and put a new battery on.
It fires and splutters and on 2 occasions has started for a few seconds before stalling due to low revs, I tightened up the throttle cable a little to lift the starting rpm and the car ran for a minute before cutting out as I slackened off the cable. I haven't been able to start it again although it does turn over and fire
Thoughts?
Cheers

Author:  Nibbles [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:08 pm ]
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I would say the next step is to replace the engine light and check error codes.

Being a 185, I'd most suspect a hole / leak in the air plumbing, quite likely in the corrugated pipe from AFM to turbo.

Author:  dt4 [ Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:25 am ]
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This may sound really daft!
The turbo / air intake pipe as mentioned above is knackered and is cracked / holed. Would that result in the inability to idle due to the AFM not picking up any air being drawn in?

Author:  Nibbles [ Mon Sep 21, 2015 6:21 pm ]
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dt4 wrote:
This may sound really daft!
The turbo / air intake pipe as mentioned above is knackered and is cracked / holed. Would that result in the inability to idle due to the AFM not picking up any air being drawn in?


Indeed it would.

Tank (/gaffer/duct) tape is a usable temporary 'get you home' bodge to prove a point.

Author:  dt4 [ Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:14 pm ]
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A temp repair wont do for this one I dont think it more or less crumbled when I took it off

Author:  dt4 [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 8:38 pm ]
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Well there is fuel getting through, I took the fuel supply pipe off the top of the fuel filter and it pumped fuel out when I turned it over

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