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BB4 starting fault

Post by wurlycorner » Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:04 pm

Right guys, I mentioned a week or so ago that there was a problem with the bb4 starting.
The problem only appeared a couple of weeks ago, did it once or twice to me only.
Only ever on cold start, no problems after the engine had been running.
Turn to start, engine fires up perfectly but then instantly dies.
Second go and it would be fine (both of these are without using any throttle).

For the last week it's been fine. Then I went to use the car this afternoon and it didn't go on the second turn either so I grabbed my phone and perversely crossed my fingers;
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So there you go, twice more on there, exactly the same.
The third time on the video I blipped the throttle on start and it held fine.

This evening Lisa tells me it died on her at the lights (this was only about a minute from the house). So that's bloody annoying.

Idle is absolutely fine, rock solid, smooth and at the right revs at all temps. Engine runs absolutely fine in all other ways, no misfires, not down on power etc. etc.
This intermittent fault appeared before I changed the coolant last weekend.

Of course it's dark and drokking cold out there, so trying to fault find now is a no-go now and during the week I also get home from work too late every night :roll: Currently this is the only car we have on the road and next weekend is the soonest I'll have time to have any proper play around on it :evil:

So, besides main relay, ignition switch, what are peoples ideas?

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Post by bluejackhustler » Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:08 pm

Main relay!!! Almost has to be fuel related.
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Post by mercutio » Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:08 pm

bad earth, main relay?
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Post by paul72 » Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:32 pm

Sounds like what happened to mine ended up being the fuel pump cutting in an out due to imoblizer so rewired fuel pump an never did it again 8-)
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Post by Drax » Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:11 pm

park one of your many other ludes next to it and start swapping all the usual parts around 8-) main relay, dizzy, sparks, alt, battery etc etc
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