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Lude wont start and abs light
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:45 pm
by paul bristol uk
Charged the battery yesterday and then fired up the car last night all OK running fine. This morning its turning over fast enough but not firing and the ABS light is on and stays on. Any Ideas folks I sure I can hear the pump relay. Could be the main relay but that has been resoldered recently. Before I start trying to pull codes anything else to check?
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:02 pm
by wurlycorner
Codes would be the first place to check I suggest just in case it has logged anything useful.
ABS light should be on if the engine isn't running - it will only go out after the engine starts and ABS completes its self-checks ok.
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:29 pm
by mercutio
yeah the abs light is nothing to worry about paul could it be the coil?
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:31 pm
by rob quilter
My moneys on the coil too.
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:00 am
by paul bristol uk
Well Colin(Ardvark) nipped round to have a look.As I have never had the thing serviced in 7 years he found the following Battery not holding charge(so it was probably enough to spin the starter but not give a spark, The one spark plug he could get out was horrible, corrosion on the rotor and a pitted dizzy cap. He was not to impressed with the leads either. The above may have something to do with the problem!
Its booked for the mechanic I use to come over on Thursday.
As always thankyou to you who replied to me.
BTW The car did the staggering total of 476KM last year and the Soarer did 526miles. I put this down to my pension being paid into the bank instead of having to drive to the Post Office every week. It looks like my flat cap and woolly driving gloves will last longer now!
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:32 pm
by honda-hardy
paul bristol uk wrote:As I have never had the thing serviced in 7 years...ps: Its booked for the mechanic I use to come over on Thursday.
you sure he will remember you? lol
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:15 am
by paul bristol uk
honda-hardy wrote:paul bristol uk wrote:As I have never had the thing serviced in 7 years...ps: Its booked for the mechanic I use to come over on Thursday.
you sure he will remember you? lol
Yes he is always fixing things that break due to lack of maintainance!
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:34 am
by nucleustylzlude
What you like Paul - 7 years! You still got my number, cos I'm around and about to help you out in the future too bud.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:54 pm
by paul bristol uk
Thankyou Rob, If my guy can not get it fired on Thursday expect a phone call. That is very nice of you to offer.
Much appreciated!
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:18 pm
by paul bristol uk
Well here we are 2 weeks later and still a dead lude. The guy came round as promised and put on a new battery and changed the plugs(engine turns like a goodun). Metered everything out and all was good except it gave one little spark and no more. The car is pumping fuel. I asked him to get me a new dizzy but in the effort to save me money came back with the old one and a new coil pack. No Joy so now he is ordering a complete new dizzy and I hope that works. If it does not any ideas in which direction to stear him to look next? The immobiliser is the sort with a little dibber thing and If you don't use that the engine does not turn so I feel that can be discounted. Thoughts anyone? This guy is pretty switched on but works on everything so I trust him and his competance but mine is the only Lude he works on.