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pikecrazy · Post by **pikecrazy** » 08 Dec 2005, 14:53

Yesterday morning the car was frozen ,so i started it to warm it up.

It was fine for about 1 minute then cut out , management light came on.

Tried several times to start it again it ran then spluttered a bit and died management light still on.

Checked for fuel to filter ok , fuel is pumping also. (no brass particles in filter housing)

It turns over fine.

Even the AA couldn't start it

Any ideas people

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » 08 Dec 2005, 15:04

Where in UK - ie how cold was it? It was probably not cold enough for the fuel to wax - which I think happens at about minus 11 degrees.

pikecrazy · Post by **pikecrazy** » 09 Dec 2005, 12:17

Please anybody

JohnT · Post by **JohnT** » 09 Dec 2005, 16:54

Ckeck the following;
Faulty fuel shut off valve,
Blocked or collapsed air filter,
Something blocking the exhaust ( we had a customer who must have p...d somebody off as he had a potato stuck up the pipe so it would not run!)
Wrong fuel.
Have you compressed the fuel bulb until hard?
Cam belt slipped a couple of notches, teeth missing?

Best of luck!

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 09 Dec 2005, 17:34

It wont start if cambelt has missed anyhow.

The description sounds to me like it does not get fuel. If it was getting fuel and would not ignite because of a timing issue - then it would smoke smelly clouds from the exhaust. Points to an electric fault in either fuel stop valve or pump.