non starting VR6

[Dick Dastardly 0]

looking for some advice

My corrado is my second car and is normally only used at weekends in the summer, I keep it garaged up in the winter.

The engine was rebuilt a couple of years back, with new coil pack HT leads fast road cams gas flowed head re-bored pistons, en-larged throttle body and has probably done a couple of thousand miles since. Being a " Storm ", I want to try and keep it as original as possible.

 

It has not been used this year as we have been doing a lot of work on the house.

 

I went out to move it yesterday to make way for a delivery, this is when the problems started.

 

The battery was flat as expected so I went down to local garage and bought a new one.

 

turned the key, it turned over revs rise to around 1500rpm and it then dies, I pulled the fuel line at the rail in the engine bay and when cranking the is a supply of fuel.

 

I haven't tried bumping it yet ,looking for some suggestions

 

 

Thanks

[mattnorgrove 0]

If it fires and runs for about a second and then dies, it sounds like it might be a problem with the immobiliser. is it a factory fitted one?

[nick vr6 0]

Check the fuses. I think it's no16, if that goes then the car starts for a second then cuts out.

[Dick Dastardly 0]

Not sure about factory immobiliser but it has a Clifford G4, that appears to be working as the ignition lights don't illuminate until the immobiliser has been activated

 

I will check out the fuse after work hope its something simple,

 

thanks for the replies

[hodaz 0]

When my MAF was broken this was happening, wouldnt hold its revs and would just die. If yours is an early type MAF like mine its really easy to check as you'll notice the cross hair look wire is no longer in position as it should be, if yours is the later type I have no idea how to check it.