Twice in 2 days now, my car has refused to fire up...Spins freely on the starter for a couple of tries without firing, then goes into flat battery mode. 1st time it was warm, I left it for 10mins it fired straight away, but this morning (cold) I needed a (embarassing) push start Im going to check the battery later, but ive also noticed that now my MFA has locked up & the clock display is garbled (from trying to fire the car on a dead battery) Is it a simple case of disconnecting the battery to reset it or do I have to pull the connector off the back of the clocks? Any assistance gratefully received, cheers
yep,leave it disconnected for a minute and it may take a couple of goes. not sure on the bad starting,maybe its just the battery? neil. Edited by: riley
Cheers Neil... Im a bit mystified too. The trouble started after I changed my Lambda probe yesterday (only gives signal for A/F ratio gauge)..no influence on the DTA itself. I did have my extension lead resting on the metal battery cover though (so I could run my soldering iron) ...might have knocked something perhaps!? Bl00dy modified cars!
aye more trouble than theyre worth maybe try cleaning up the connections to the battery and the earth leads to rocker cover/gearbox while your replacing/recharging it. could you have knocked the wiring to your dta lambda if its near the gauge lambda? neil. edit:dts!? Edited by: riley
If you need to borrow a battery charger mate, I'll leave my garage unlocked over the weekend. Even better, whip the battery off the Mk1 and try that
check your getting an HT spark from the coil. My car became a whore to start when the coil was on it's way out - it would just turn over and overbut not catch. could also simply be that the battery is so weak it can't power the coil...
May sound a bit random, but check your cranking timing hasn't changed. With the ECU sensing crank position from the trigger wheel it takes it at least a whole revolution before the ECU can work out where it is and start the sparks firing, which could explain why it cranks freely for a second first. If the spark is too far advanced when it does eventually fire it'll kick back against the starter.
ill have a whisper in the inlet trumpets for ya macca, she will be ok then, gotta be an alt charging/battery problem,,,
