So as usuall I had left the car a few weeks standing, turned the key and it started first time. So drove it out the garage so I could work on it. I removed the steering wheel and 2 airbags ( so obviously disconnected battery ) as well as ripping some bits out of dash for stripping purposes. After re fitting wheel and finished all my other bits and bobs I reconnected the battery and.. wouldnt start. It sounded like it was trying to start fine but just wouldnt fire. so I left it a while tryed again. then tryed again. then it started to sound like battery was dying so I put up another fresh battery and still no go. So having left it for an hour I tryed to start it one last time and it fired with a splutter then ran fine. anyone got any ideas as to why it done this? ive always felt its ran a bit rich and a strong smell of fuel. cheers.
weird starting problem...
- Thread starter Chris26
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Id check fuel pump / relay maybe...
My old accord done that after the car was lying up for a few months. Suspected that the fuel pump relay was sticking , as it will fire up if the fuel lines where pressurised then die out like it ran out of petrol. I couldn't hear the relay click when I turned on the ignition. Turn it off and on a handful of times, you hear fuel gush then it will fire up.
My old accord done that after the car was lying up for a few months. Suspected that the fuel pump relay was sticking , as it will fire up if the fuel lines where pressurised then die out like it ran out of petrol. I couldn't hear the relay click when I turned on the ignition. Turn it off and on a handful of times, you hear fuel gush then it will fire up.