Car Won't Start!

[Duncan]

Hey great news to hear it is running, and well done to the guys who were able to heap over to lend a hand....that's how car clubs should be.

However....just because it is running now doesn't mean you have no problem. As Peter Brock once noted, he never met a car that fixed itself. Whatever was wrong still is, and it will let you down again one day, maybe in a less convenient place.

I would suspect bad wiring as the most likely culprit (I think someone else said that a few pages ago).

Get the car started, and the jiggle the following wiring:

*Into the ignitor from the engine loom

* from the ignitor to each coil pack

* into the CAS.

I think it is likely that when you fiddle with one of them the car will start to misfire or even stall. When it does you know which part of the loom is the problem. Don't tug on it like a 14yo boy, but don't be to gentle either because you may not make the issue recurr.

[Got a Pulsar]

Page 10.

[RosieR34]

World is ending. RIP Guys

[Trozzle]

Let's go for 15!

[Manuel Kasko]

I'm sure I could get this baby to 15!

Thanks Duncan

I am going to organise a new igniter and also a wiring loom anyways because both seem dodge.

The loom is nice and crispy from the heat and the igniter of course has that crack/hole in it.

And yes the community came together perfectly on this one. Reminds me of home and away or Ramsey St

[Trozzle]

I'm sure I could get this baby to 15!

Thanks Duncan

I am going to organise a new igniter and also a wiring loom anyways because both seem dodge.

The loom is nice and crispy from the heat and the igniter of course has that crack/hole in it.

And yes the community came together perfectly on this one. Reminds me of home and away or Ramsey St

My top bloke detector just went off the charts lol

<3

[Plattsy]

I'm sure I could get this baby to 15!

Thanks Duncan

I am going to organise a new igniter and also a wiring loom anyways because both seem dodge.

The loom is nice and crispy from the heat and the igniter of course has that crack/hole in it.

And yes the community came together perfectly on this one. Reminds me of home and away or Ramsey St

check out some local wreckers mate.....

never know what youll find.

[Manuel Kasko]

Yeah I found a guy on ebay who sells ignitors but I might check out the wreckers

[Duncan]

Hey Daniel just so I am clear, the loom into the ignitor and into the CAS is not the same as the short loom between the ignitor and coil packs (which yes, is often crispy!).

You should check them too, we don't want to see you stuck again! (new thread, or season 2 on this one???)

[Manuel Kasko]

Lol I would just refresh this thread Duncan

Ohh true well I wonder how you go about getting those fixed.

I guess an auto electrician would do that sort of thing.

I'll have to check them out on the weekend I think.

Too many nights in a row sitting in the dark and cold

[Manuel Kasko]

This has more pages and nearly as many views as my build thread haha

[Shell]

My car wouldn't start today I thought of this thread straightaway!!! lol

[Duncan]

hijacker!

once you find the broken wire it is easy to fix. if you find a lot of stuff you can replace the whole loom in a couple of hours if necessary. finding the problem is the hard part.

[Sinista32]

My car wouldn't start today I thought of this thread straightaway!!! lol

Been back to get the new Headlights wired up properly ?

[Shell]

99% sure it's the alternator Richard. It would make sense. I haven't touched the high beams since they drained the power and it's run fine for a week, then today - nothing.

[Got a Pulsar]

So Kasko , I'm guessing you have driven the car?

[Manuel Kasko]

Driven the car and also gave it a boot today.

It didn't miss a beat!

BUT I took it fairly easy because I still am concerned about the comp test.

So I want to run it when the car is warm and see what results I get.

[Anfanee]

we can rename this thread to the "ACT - Car is broken" thread. anyone whos car dies posts here! sticky it! lets get it to 1000 pages!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is skylines we are talking about. in theory should only take a week.

[Got a Pulsar]

Comp Test it tonight.

Don't make any Pussywillow excuses.

Do it.

[Duncan]

don't worry about the compression. if you lost half of it you would notice immediately the first time you put your foot down.

shelly, did you get a flat battery? if it's the alternator you will almost certainly get a warning light on the dash. plus it's easy to check with a multimeter....you should have about 12v with the car off, and more than 13.8v when it is running