1.1Active , regularly serviced, 65K, no incidents or work done lately.
over the last couple of weeks there had been an occasional "running on 3" type episode for a few seconds when starting from cold,
revving did not help bring in "missing cylinder",
yesterday I decided to give it new plugs just to see.... ,
when I started it to move nearer my garage it went on 3 cyl's , so I turned it back off to move other cars , came back to it and it just spins over.. NO attempt to fire / run.
All lights extinguish properly, NO issues with CODE - tried BOTH keys.
good battery, fresh fuel , etc.
so I whipped the plugs out and replaced with new,
no obvious issues - all plugs look good / similar if a little sooty compared to the "digestive biscuit" I was expecting.
I spent all day checking the fuel pump ,
general connections , another good battery etc.
I want another go before I have to tow it the 15 miles to nearest specialist,
any ideas what to check..??
the lambda / emissions light has flashed on now as it's been spinning over without igniting the fuel.
do I NEED to take out and clean the 2 x O2 sensors? or will this clear when running on 4..??
would locking / unlocking the car be of any benefit??( haven't tried yet)
I'm tempted to have a check over of the Crank Angle Sensor, any tips..??,
TIA,
Charlie
over the last couple of weeks there had been an occasional "running on 3" type episode for a few seconds when starting from cold,
revving did not help bring in "missing cylinder",
yesterday I decided to give it new plugs just to see.... ,
when I started it to move nearer my garage it went on 3 cyl's , so I turned it back off to move other cars , came back to it and it just spins over.. NO attempt to fire / run.
All lights extinguish properly, NO issues with CODE - tried BOTH keys.
good battery, fresh fuel , etc.
so I whipped the plugs out and replaced with new,
no obvious issues - all plugs look good / similar if a little sooty compared to the "digestive biscuit" I was expecting.
I spent all day checking the fuel pump ,
general connections , another good battery etc.
I want another go before I have to tow it the 15 miles to nearest specialist,
any ideas what to check..??
the lambda / emissions light has flashed on now as it's been spinning over without igniting the fuel.
do I NEED to take out and clean the 2 x O2 sensors? or will this clear when running on 4..??
would locking / unlocking the car be of any benefit??( haven't tried yet)
I'm tempted to have a check over of the Crank Angle Sensor, any tips..??,
TIA,
Charlie