My car wont start - Please help me!!

[GazMR2GTS]

Only 3 weeks left to go till my engines comes out to be overhauld and now the car wont bloody start. sigh!

I turn key and it chugs away but no va va voom just sounds like it has no spark etc
also this warning light comes up on my dash and iv checked the meaning but it dont make sense to me as all my cooling fans are working :S

Could it be my AFM ?

[Quigonjay]

you have any error codes stored mate?

[Fonzy]

Check error code.
9/10 its the afm, dissconnect the plug, check for damage or water in the pins, reconnect, reset ecu then try. If this doesnt help you will need to do some continuity check to and from the ecu, if all is well, most likely the afm has given up.

James
3sservicecentre.co.uk

[GazMR2GTS]

just tried checking for codes and none come up, still just chugging away but not sparking up, iv wd40'd all my leads and checked my afm connection is on and tight.

any more suggestions as to what it could be ?

[JJ]

Check for a spark firstly... pull off no.1 spark plug ( drivers side ) attach a plug to the plug lead, earth it out on the engine.. get someone to crank it over whilst your holding it with a pair of insulated pliers ... check for a spark.

The get back on here !

[blue2]

Sorry to hijack, but will you get an error code with any electrical problem eg a nakered coil.

[BenF]

Sorry to hijack, but will you get an error code with any electrical problem eg a nakered coil.

Not always I'm afraid. The Mk2s engine management isn't that clever ..

This to me sounds like a dead or disconnected sensor somwhere.

[blue2]

Thanks for clarifying, mine seems fine now just been for a good 1/2 hours drive. Dont have a clue what was causing my backfire or melted fuse box! Fingers crossed it doesnt come back. [-o<

[JJ]

Sorry to hijack, but will you get an error code with any electrical problem eg a nakered coil.

Not always I'm afraid. The Mk2s engine management isn't that clever ..

This to me sounds like a dead or disconnected sensor somwhere.

Hey ben, when the coil dies off properly... then an error code is thrown... as theres no resistance through the coil ( totally blown ) ( no switching earth found ! )

I've come across a few easy diagnosis like this !