PaulMoVR6

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thanks steve iam sure ill figure it out, iam pretty confident its the fuel pump with all the signs? if anyone can confirm this that would be great?

thanks for the reply kev, after i had calmed down abit i went back to the car and had a proper look over her again, i took the hose off at the injectors and turned the ignition on, i wasn't getting any fuel at all to prime the injectors. To make sure its defenetly the pump thats goosed i took the hose off at the fuel fillter thats comeing from the pump and turned the ignition on again, no fuel! so iam pretty confident that its a goosed pump for obvious reasons? would it be worth tryeing a new fuel pump relay or just go ahead and get a new pump? it still makes a faint noise when the ignition is turned on but i get no fuel. Also to make things worse i have broken my bonnet release cable :( , it has popped out at the handle somehow and become really slack, is it just a matter off pulling all the slack out and hooking it back to the handle and connecting it back on to the little pull thingy on the passenger side of the car? so it hasn't been a very satisfying day, ill soilder on though :D any advice or pointers welcomed. Paul

ok had the car out to college today but couldnt make it home as my car limped to a complete stop on a busy dual carrigeway, so i managed to tow her home but i have starting issuses again!! the car was playing up last week but i thought i had fixed it as it was stating first time but on my way home today the car began start to misfire really quite badly. I tried to limp her home but the car just completley died i could hear poping noises comeing from the engine as it was dyeing it wouldnt even drive in any gear so i had to come to a complete stop. The car is turning and turning over again but sometimes it will start but it wont idle at all and it dies again. Iam getting fuel and a spark. could it be a duff crank sensor again? but could it be that though as the car is starting? i am on a right downer at the moment really starting to loose patience with her. if anyone has any advice or pointers could you let me know please. cheers paul

well i have just this minute got the car running :D i don't know what the problem was i have spent all afternoon cleaning electrical connectors etc i went to start it and it started first time so i have no idea what was at fault, maybe its the ignition switch as i did have to jiggle the barrel about to start her but maybe its not who knows i will see how i get on. yeah its fairly new crank and cam sensors kev and yes i was holding the plugs on metal not the plastic, thanks for the help

does anyone else have any idea what to change or try next? iam begining to loose patience with it :(

ok i have now replaced my coilpack and the bloody car still want start it still turning over and over but will not start!!! :censored: :bad-words: What else could be at fault? my crank shaft sensor is only a year and a half old. cheers

i came to the conclusion that my coil was goosed as i whipped the plugs out and none off them were sparking, i now have a new coilpack and iam fitting it tomorrow so hopefully i can get her running :D

right i have checked the car to see if iam getting a spark i could only manage to get 4 plugs out (the other 2 are a absoulte bastard to get the leads off and i dn't have the little tool to whip the leads off and my local stealership didn't have any in stock surprise surprise) anyway whipped out the 4 plugs held them on top of the manifold got someone else to turn the car over i have no spark from either of the 4 plugs. So i know that i have fuel getting to the engine but i have no spark does this mean my coilpack is goosed? as none of the plugs were sparking? also it wouldn't matter would it that i only managed to get 4 plugs out but none of them were sparking? cheers paul

ok ill check the plugs first to see if iam getting a spark, No i havent tryed that yet with the flow and tryed to start it, Stupid question but how could the car turn over if it aint getting the fuel if i have the flow pipe off? come to think of it i did notice last week when the car was running the pump was makeing a few weirds noises and was louder than normal and i did say to a mate that i bet my fuel pump was on its way out i don't know if this is the case. But if iam getting fuel and if my spark plugs are sparking what the hell could it be? cheers

thanks for the reply mate, yeah ill check to see if i have a spark first and take it from there, would it be worth takeing all the plugs out or just a couple? I would off thought that it would be more than a dribble to be honest but maybe not, i think its defeneltly a fuel related problem, i have ordered a fuel pump relay so ill take it from there. cheers

I had a couple of the plugs out just to visually check first they looked ok, i will go back and check if i have a spark, its all new spark plugs though and a fairly new coilpack. Regards to the fuel line i took the supply line off to the injectors and turned the ingnition on, there was a small dribble of fuel i mean a really small dribble maybe enough to fill a shot glass. Will i also take the return line off aswell? How much fuel should i expect to come out if the pump is primeing properly? there is about 2 and a half gallons in the car, cheers

Can anyone else please shed some light on this problem. cheers

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I only had a couple of plugs out though they seemed ok, ill take the rest of them out though nad see if they spark, yeah the fuel pump primes it makes a whiring noise for a few seconds, As i said earlyier could the fact that the oil light does not flash when the ignition is turned on could this have something to do with it possiblly :shrug: ? What else could i eliminate mate?

Yeah i have fuel as i have whipped off the hose at the rail i take it it should just be a small splash off fuel while the ignition is on ? Yeah the car turns over fine everytime i try and start it, it just won't fire up it is like iam lacking a spark possibily, would it be a waste off time changeing the fuel pump relay then as the pump is pumping the fuel to the engine? the car was running fine untill i ran it abit low on fuel and when i went to put fuel in her it hasn't started since but the injectors were working ok before hand, how easy is it to take the rail out? Could i also eliminate the chance off a dodgy ignition switch?

ok small update i have replaced the ecu relay (109) but still nothing, i have also ordered Relay 67 from the stealers, i checked to see if the pump was pumping the fuel to the engine so i whipped off the hose at the rail and turned the ignition on the fuel is makeing it way to the engine ok, i also checked the fuel pump aswell seems ok. I have now noticed this afternoon that when i turn the ignition on the Oil light is not doing its usual flashing a few times before the engine is fired up could this have anything to do with my problem? iam going to change the fuel pump relay next and see if that helps what would be after that to try Ignition Switch? New Fuel Pump?

Can anyone help please

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Wanted to take my VR6 out this afternoon as its a nice day, it has been sat for over a month i have been starting it every couple of days, i knew i was low on fuel but i think i have ran it dry :epicfail: , so i put a gallon off fuel in her and whent to start her. The engine is turning over but it won't start, i have whipped out all the plugs to check they all seem ok i also checked the coilpack seems fine had a look at the starter motor seems fine(fairly new motor), I can hear the fuel pump whirling away for a couple of seconds when i put the ignition on but the engine won't start its like its starved off fuel what else can i check? Fuel Relay? Take the fuel pump out and give it a clean? Any help would be great thanks Paul

Spotted a green storm in Perth today heading in to a multi storey car park (can't remember the name of it don't live in Perth) looked like a nice clean example, could do with a wash though :D

I will defeneltly be up for meeting up at night in Inverness on the tuesday and hopefully joining the rally (work depending) for a couple of days after. Will be good to see a few off use from down south and your cars :D .

Yeah i would like to do that, if you could let me know nearer the time what days you would be up my neck of the woods i would be more than happy to tag along :D

I would love to do this, iam up in Inverness so don't know how much of the rally i would be able to do but iam defenetly up for this :D

Thanks critical mass appreciate your help. Paul