Naughty car

mrbadexample

Morning all,

My 12 year-old Primera won't start this morning. Would someone be kind enough to pop round and fix it for me? I'm in Walsall, but I've got a meeting in Birmingham in -5 minutes :eek: , so can you really, really, hurry?

Cheers,

MBE

Oh yeah....dunno what it's problem is it seems to be turning over ok, but it just ain't firing up today. Never happened before. I'm in the AA but I haven't got homestart, coz if I'm at home, it ain't a problem, right? :doh:

vansboy

https://www.theaa.com has some sound clips, of car problems, with hints n tips on whats wrong!

Worth a try!!

VB

mrbadexample

vansboy wrote:

https://www.theaa.com has some sound clips, of car problems, with hints n tips on whats wrong!

Worth a try!!

VB

Well I've had a look, but can't find the clips you're on about? It's turning over fine, and I've had jump leads on it, so it ain't the battery. It just doesn't seem to be getting any fuel, or it ain't sparking or sommat.

Dave_G_5

Push it away from home, then ring the AA

MooseRich

Dave_G wrote:

Push it away from home, then ring the AA

If you know someone who is ok with towing, get them to tow you to Tesco, say you've done your shopping, thats been taken home, you've now come back for your car. It must be a minimum distance from your home though, I think it's quarter mile, check first!

vansboy

They promoted the soundbites, on radio this morning - guess they must be a bit behind with it.

VB

mrbadexample

MooseRich wrote:

If you know someone who is ok with towing, get them to tow you to Tesco, say you've done your shopping, thats been taken home, you've now come back for your car. It must be a minimum distance from your home though, I think it's quarter mile, check first!

This is uncanny, I've just got back from Morrisons! Got my boss (top boss!) to tow me there, did me shopping while I waited for the AA to turn up, left it on the front seat for maximum "I've been shopping" effect.

No live feed (under load) to the injectors, apparently. Bodged with live direct from battery, mobile again, minimal expense.

Incidentally, it is 0.25 miles for roadside assistance. According to the AA routemaster, Morrisons is 0.3 miles from my house.

Cheers all,

MBE

tomstickland

Car turns over but won't start is generally one of two main problem areas:
-lack of fuel
-lack of spark

Check the obvious things:
- fuel level, is fuel pump operating, is fuel being pressurised, is there a fuel pump relay or has the fuse for the pump blown?
-spark: damp on HT leads, any wires fallen off, check terminals etc

Old cars should start as well as new cars. If they don't then look at replacing ignition components: coil, leads, plugs etc.