suzuki vitara jlx start problem

goldspanners

decide to half in for a little project with a mate, we bought a k plate suzuki vitara jlx, 1.6 petrol.
we bought it knowing it had a few faults and needs tidying up.
one of the faults is when the engine is cold it starts up, when the engine is running it will run all day long, but as soon as you turn it off it wont fire up again, it will turn over no problem but you get a clicking noise coming from a vacuum valve bolted on to near the front of the rocker cover and it wont start,turns over but wont fire up. when the valve stops clicking it will fire up.
we suspect it could be a faulty fuel pump or possibly just this little valve causing us the problem.
we havent had a chance to have a right good look at it or test things.

just wondering if anyone has had anything similar?

im going to join a suzuki or vitara forum,can anyone recommend the best one?

jeannieblue

You just don't learn, do you.......... trouble as always.......

black_paw

i had one of these loved it J reg., not sure what the problem is . mine stopped suddenly never to start , turns out they have a electronic brain in a box under the bit behind the steering wheel . hard to get at. well this had a little heart attack , but in new relay thing all ok now less £200 but wanted £900 in garage . sold it to friend still going strong ah bless. have you tried Yahoo Answers ?? i put question about it on there , they have car make section , good reply's good luck

goldspanners

jeannieblue wrote: »

You just don't learn, do you.......... trouble as always.......

its just a bit of fun.
where would a man be without his toys?:rotfl:

goldspanners

Jamla wrote: »

i had one of these loved it J reg., not sure what the problem is . mine stopped suddenly never to start , turns out they have a electronic brain in a box under the bit behind the steering wheel . hard to get at. well this had a little heart attack , but in new relay thing all ok now less £200 but wanted £900 in garage . sold it to friend still going strong ah bless. have you tried Yahoo Answers ?? i put question about it on there , they have car make section , good reply's good luck

cheers jamla,ive googled and googled but nothing solid as yet. :T

jeannieblue

goldspanners wrote: »

its just a bit of fun.
where would a man be without his toys?:rotfl:

Well you said it - unusual toy tho... a Vitara........ ??

goldspanners

jeannieblue wrote: »

Well you said it - unusual toy tho... a Vitara........ ??

it was a very good price,with very little wrong with it (or we hope) we will get it tidied up and punt it.
its not to my taste, i would never have bought this for myself,but in the summer it should interest someone,its the fatboy version with the wide wheels and sidesteps.

jeannieblue

goldspanners wrote: »

it was a very good price,with very little wrong with it (or we hope) we will get it tidied up and punt it.
its not to my taste, i would never have bought this for myself,but in the summer it should interest someone,its the fatboy version with the wide wheels and sidesteps.

Colour? Colour is so important to us 'girls' ..

Edit: Is that a pc term - 'fatboy'?? You and Jonathon Ross could be in trouble this weekend..........

goldspanners

jeannieblue wrote: »

Colour? Colour is so important to us 'girls' ..

Edit: Is that a pc term - 'fatboy'?? You and Jonathon Ross could be in trouble this weekend..........

its white. ok wide boy, does that sound more "pc" ?

jeannieblue

goldspanners wrote: »

its white. ok wide boy, does that sound more "pc" ?

Not really.......

White's the new black.....