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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: stece on 18 September 2010, 20:04:09

Title: help my elite wont start!!!
Post by: stece on 18 September 2010, 20:04:09
hi folks today i drove my omega to work as normal bit spluttery as usual as my lambdas been playin up is always fine after a few mins now when i finished work it wouldnt start just turning and turning no fire checked fuel its all ok fuses fine pump working so after many tries battitery died so jump leads out to juice it up it still wont fire!! and now the electronics light is flashing constantly the one with a spanner through a car light...help!!
Title: Re: help my elite wont start!!!
Post by: stece on 18 September 2010, 20:14:12
oh the car is 2001 2.6 v6 elite
Title: Re: help my elite wont start!!!
Post by: Andy H on 18 September 2010, 20:28:06
Do the pedal trick & check for fault codes.

With the symptoms you have described I wouldn't be surprised if there was a code for a faulty crank position sensor.
Title: Re: help my elite wont start!!!
Post by: jonnycool on 18 September 2010, 20:31:12
If you're not familiar with the pedal test, read about it here - www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

HTH
Title: Re: help my elite wont start!!!
Post by: RobG on 18 September 2010, 20:34:02
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hi folks today i drove my omega to work as normal bit spluttery as usual as my lambdas been playin up is always fine after a few mins now when i finished work it wouldnt start just turning and turning no fire checked fuel its all ok fuses fine pump working so after many tries battitery died so jump leads out to juice it up it still wont fire!! and now the electronics light is flashing constantly the one with a spanner through a car light...help!!
Check the chip in the "horseshoe" part of the key blade is still in position
Title: Re: help my elite wont start!!!
Post by: stece on 19 September 2010, 12:17:05
ok just had the AA out seemed the immobilers connection under cowling has bad connection but it did start but run terribly for about half an hour...pedal did nothing no revs then few mins later some life occurs altho it still ewouldnt rev above 2500rpm so decided to limp it home..bout halfway home caught the sports mode button slapped foot down and omg it kicked down spun the back wheels up flew past 6000rpm and has ben fine ever since!! wtf AA guy well confused as havnt done anything!   except clear some stored codes which were
p0170
p0173
p0300+
p0301+
p0302+

had the car for well over a year now and tbh its never pulled as well as it did today i mean what the hell??
Title: Re: help my elite wont start!!!
Post by: stece on 24 September 2010, 19:09:43
omg i have had to leave it at work again it wont kick in same flashing light!! bloody immobiliser is the no way of bypassing it?
Title: Re: help my elite wont start!!!
Post by: PhilRich on 24 September 2010, 19:23:18
P0170 Fuel trim malfunction (Bank 1)
P0173 Fuel trim malfunction (Bank 2)
P0300 Random/multiple cylinder misfire detected
P0301 Cylinder 1 Misfire Detected
P0302 Cylinder 2 Misfire Detected
Title: Re: help my elite wont start!!!
Post by: Welung666 on 24 September 2010, 19:52:32
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omg i have had to leave it at work again it wont kick in same flashing light!! bloody immobiliser is the no way of bypassing it?

See my post on the other forum ;) :y