Philbass43
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Hi all, I thought I'd share this weekend's finding as it might help someone out with this irritating issue.
Since I bought the car last year (1.6 active) I've had an occasional hot start issue, or so I thought. At the weekend me and my bro were under the bonnet trying to diagnose a rattling sound which turned out to be the waterpump.
Once we'd sussed that out I told him about the hot start issue and told him to start the car, sure enough, it just turned over and wouldn't start, as if it had no fuel supply or spark. I said it did that when it had warmed up sometimes, it seemed to worse after a long run. He then, locked and unlocked the car on the remote and the car started fine. We did this a few times and I tried it after a run up to Liverpool and it worked again! So, if the immobiliser is reset the car starts fine.
This is an easy one to try for anyone having this issue.
Since I bought the car last year (1.6 active) I've had an occasional hot start issue, or so I thought. At the weekend me and my bro were under the bonnet trying to diagnose a rattling sound which turned out to be the waterpump.
Once we'd sussed that out I told him about the hot start issue and told him to start the car, sure enough, it just turned over and wouldn't start, as if it had no fuel supply or spark. I said it did that when it had warmed up sometimes, it seemed to worse after a long run. He then, locked and unlocked the car on the remote and the car started fine. We did this a few times and I tried it after a run up to Liverpool and it worked again! So, if the immobiliser is reset the car starts fine.
This is an easy one to try for anyone having this issue.