Where do you start looking when a car wont start? I thought it would be handy to have a thread to help people diagnose non starting faults.
Post up your experiences here and what faults you have encountered and how to tell if that is the case next time.
1) Check you have fuel. (Seriously, don't assume you have. Lots of people call out the breakdown people to discover that they are out of fuel.)
2) Just a click could indicate a knackered servo in the starter motor. If there is no click then apply a fuse protected current to the +ve starter terminal to see if it goes.
3) Turning over engine that refuses to fire is either a fuel or electric problem (no spark). Where do you start tracking these ones down?
Other problems that could prevent starting. Blocked fuel filter, burned out coil, broken HT leads, faulty sensors (crank, temp, afm etc...) I'm sure you can add lots more to this list.
Post up your experiences here and what faults you have encountered and how to tell if that is the case next time.
1) Check you have fuel. (Seriously, don't assume you have. Lots of people call out the breakdown people to discover that they are out of fuel.)
2) Just a click could indicate a knackered servo in the starter motor. If there is no click then apply a fuse protected current to the +ve starter terminal to see if it goes.
3) Turning over engine that refuses to fire is either a fuel or electric problem (no spark). Where do you start tracking these ones down?
Other problems that could prevent starting. Blocked fuel filter, burned out coil, broken HT leads, faulty sensors (crank, temp, afm etc...) I'm sure you can add lots more to this list.