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Author Topic: oh no! my damn car wont start, advice needed chaps  (Read 3012 times)

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Wayne

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oh no! my damn car wont start, advice needed chaps
« on: 28 February 2009, 18:02:56 »
long time no chat guys, hope your all doing well  :)

my Omegas been running great the last 12 months, should do with all the dosh i spent on it!  >:(

i only use my car 2 days a week, last night drove from Oxford to Cannock in Staffordshire to do a gig with my band.... car drove lovely and started perfectly...
got up this morning and turned the key and it wont start, the battery is fine, so is the starter motor and alternator, all these things are new on it anyway...
called Recovery company out, they looked and said that all of the above is fine on it.......  they "think" it could be the crank sensor, though NOT 100% sure without running diagnostic equipment on it....
does that sound right to you? if you turn the key it does try to start but just dont want to turn over, there isnt a spark according to the green flag bloke....  i dont know why its suddenly started to play up all of a sudden....  is there a way of finding out exactly what it is WITHOUT running up a huge bill ?
obviously it wont start so i cant drive it anywhere.... anyone near me with one of them sooper dooper diagnostic computer thingys  ;)

i cant do anything without my car, Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #1 on: 28 February 2009, 18:08:34 »
If its a 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0, then the super dooper diagnostic device needed is a paperclip....

Crank sensor is always a favourite though.  If the EML light flashes when you try and start it its the immobiliser.
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #2 on: 28 February 2009, 18:15:25 »
sorry Phil, what does the EML look like on the dash, im a bit dumb so need help, lol

my car is an S Reg 1998  Omega 2.5V6 Estate
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #3 on: 28 February 2009, 18:20:38 »
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #4 on: 28 February 2009, 18:22:05 »
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sorry Phil, what does the EML look like on the dash,
Orange one with a picture of an engine in it..
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #5 on: 28 February 2009, 18:27:02 »
Do the paperclip test and post the results up ;)
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #6 on: 28 February 2009, 18:30:13 »
okay, will do the paperclip thingy in the morning, the EML doesnt flash so it cant be that then..
is a crank sensor expensive anyway? and can it be done by mr totally useless with cars like me?  i hear its at the back of the engine? thats me out straight away then!


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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #7 on: 28 February 2009, 18:32:13 »
£50 - £70 on TC. and it`s do-able in under an hour :y
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #8 on: 28 February 2009, 18:47:08 »
what number on the fault codes list is the crank sensor exactly?
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #9 on: 28 February 2009, 18:49:40 »
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #10 on: 28 February 2009, 18:53:21 »
thats incorrect RPM Signal ? code number 19 ?
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #11 on: 28 February 2009, 18:55:26 »
yes, thats crank sensor fault.
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #12 on: 28 February 2009, 19:08:53 »
19 - knackered crank sensor
31 - non conclusive if car won't start
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #13 on: 28 February 2009, 20:31:18 »
You may get other codes as well, when the crank sensor is failing other things tend to get upset. I cant recall the codes but I got several others along with the 19 when mine failed . They all disappeared once the new crank sensor was fitted.
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Re: oh no, my car wont start, advice needed chaps
« Reply #14 on: 01 March 2009, 16:40:02 »
Just done the paperclip test chaps

the only code i got flashing up was firstly number 12 and then followed by number 31

does that mean im screwed?
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