Guest mk4stu Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Started her up yesterday was missing but got her home. Now will not start. Had plugs and leads and dizzy looks fine. When trying to start it turns and exhaust pops like a shotgun. Any help would be appreciated. Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest murcus Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 seems to be the cold weather is killing all the cvh engines. ok so you replaced the plugs and leeds, did you pur them in correct order? is it possible it might have jumped the timing? just a quick question, as ive not looked at my rs or my cabby engine for at least a week, but doesnt the cvh have a phase sensor on the right hand side? have you been looking at the other posts to see if they have similar related problems to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Dunno what or where the phase sensor is. Yeah the firing order is correct, just got a coil pack from scrappy like new so will give it a go then I'm lost from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Not coil pack or cold start. Any more ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ady Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 check timing belt c if its tight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yeah timing belt is tight. It is getting fuel and spark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ady Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yeah timing belt is tight. It is getting fuel and spark. an engine needs 3 things to run fuel, spark, and air, so must b air system any cracks or splits in air pipe to air filter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 No mate checked it. Only thing I can think of is compression test but ain't got one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ady Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 what milage has it done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 108k mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ady Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 cant see it bin on compresion side, but you never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest murcus Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 so it pops and bang, which means there is a spark, but could be week, caused bu coil, ,have you checked the spark, does the pump prime? is the fuel filter clogged? how old is the fuel in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Put a coil on it getting fuel and spark mate. I'm lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ady Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 dizzy cap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 It's fine mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest murcus Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 so the plug /leeds dizzy, coil, rotar arm you checked that none of the above has any corrosion? the plugs, leads at both ends, the dizzy, and the rotar inside, and the leed to and from the coil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yeah done all the above except take the dizzy to bits, have taken the cap off and checked though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest murcus Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 have u checked the fusebox, with the relays under the bonnet, as its a bad design and a water trap, i dont know if your motor is garaged or outside, but with the weather the last week, could be a long shot, my first rs turbo, the grey on i pulled to bits, on my project page, when i first bought that i went to pick it up, about 20 miles down the road i stopped to put in fuel, everything was fine, went to restart, and nothing, it turned over, but then stopped altogether, after checking everything i bumped it and it went , so i drove home and pulled the ignition barrel off, only to find that the barrels, are week and the conector at the end of the barrel breaks and stops it firing, ive also heard a few people on about this, so just though you should check this out on the ignition barrel, there should be a red wire a yellow wire and 2 black wires if any of them are loose and not on the ignition, the car will not run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Run a compression test. (1) 115psi (2) 75psi (3) 115psi (4) 115psi. Head gasket or rings maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest murcus Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 could be gasket, or ring, but normally engine has to be run to normal operating temp before compression test but if you do a wet test, that will determin if its the ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Right mate not got the tester now. Spent two days on it and no joy driving me mad now. Probably take it off the road ready for full engine and body rebuild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest murcus Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 even with the compression down as low as that it should still fire on 3 it could be several things e.g cold start sensor theremo time switch vaf sensor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk4stu Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 She is fixed. Had someone take a look there was something inside the dizzy knackered . Got one from scrappy runs fine but is really noisy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest murcus Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 She is fixed. Had someone take a look there was something inside the dizzy knackered . Got one from scrappy runs fine but is really noisy. prob the rotar arm, which is about 6 pounds new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cabbytech Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Drop a bit of oil down thru the spark plug holes and put plugs back in, see if it will start, no 2 sounds low at 75psi, is it actually trying to fire up ? or just popping thru the exhaust ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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