somethings not right

[[JUDGE]]

back again guys, this morning after getting my bonnet open finally and putting the battery on i went to start my car and it fires up then instantly turns off (stalls), its like its firing but its un able to stay running? any one gotany idea's?? my dad suggested the fuel pump but my bro said he could hear it pumping.

[Zuicider]

haha that happened to me yesterday, cant figure it out, it isnt my comp, coilpack, fuel reg, or map sensor. when u apply a bit of accerator it stays firing? but super rough and ****ty?

[[JUDGE]]

mine turns on then straight away before i can do anything shuts down so sick of these old cars but i love the look of em.

[Zuicider]

yer i feel like calling up sims metals atm

[[JUDGE]]

yea same one fing! problem after another, cant wait to hit 18 ..loan baby

[Zuicider]

hehe yer, was goin good and was gonna get it on the road this easter, but now i cant drive it down the drive way like this, maybe its my crank angle sensor

[[JUDGE]]

na mine played up before im pretty sure its not the CAS. the CAS never used tot urn off as soon as the car started

[samuels]

yea same one fing! problem after another, cant wait to hit 18 ..loan baby

if your wanting a loan for a later model holden....wouldn't bother,parts are more expensive,and actually break down more than a VN ...VN was a vehicle that GMH had no real idea of, with the buick motor in it, it's potential

[samuels]

back again guys, this morning after getting my bonnet open finally and putting the battery on i went to start my car and it fires up then instantly turns off (stalls), its like its firing but its un able to stay running? any one gotany idea's?? my dad suggested the fuel pump but my bro said he could hear it pumping.

check ECU wiring loom and connectors,after checking fuel pressure,if it's firing it's obviously getting spark,so next step is to check that it's getting fuel(enough of it)

[pow3rslave]

are all the leads connected and on the right plugs?

[[JUDGE]]

are all the leads connected and on the right plugs?

i havent played around with anything or touched anything so everything should be in the correct place. but i did notice ever since i removed the bellmouth my fuel has been going down like crazy. Im buying a new alternator on wednesday so thats one problem fixed, but i highly doubt the alternator is causing it to fire then stall on start up.

[[JUDGE]]

i also have 1/4 of a tank of petrol which is more then enough to start the car.

[immortality]

haveyou checked the fuel pressure? have you pulled a plug to see what they look like? a mate had a car that was runnign like crap, drank fuel by the gallon and i think it stalled a lot too, got so bad it wouldn't run etc. i nthe end all they did was adjust the fuel damper and that fixed it......after the y pulled the top half of the engine apart, ignition, wiring, leads etc etc etc

[[JUDGE]]

haveyou checked the fuel pressure? have you pulled a plug to see what they look like? a mate had a car that was runnign like crap, drank fuel by the gallon and i think it stalled a lot too, got so bad it wouldn't run etc. i nthe end all they did was adjust the fuel damper and that fixed it......after the y pulled the top half of the engine apart, ignition, wiring, leads etc etc etc

how do i do this? i recently just got a service so they replaced the old fuel filter with a new one, so that's one thing eliminated, electrical eliminated..

[[JUDGE]]

could it be that my fuel lines are blocked or something :S, just giving out idea's?

[[JUDGE]]

*bump**bump*

[88GreenVN]

Have you got constant fuel pressure? The pump maybe priming it all up and then stopping.

[[JUDGE]]

wll when my bro said he herd it primering he said he couldnt hear it very well. i used to be able to hear it myself without needing any oen to listen, bu i dont wanna buy a new fuel pump if its not the fuel pump thats wrong.

[88GreenVN]

Easy test. When you turn the key to the on position it will buzz away to pressurise the fuel system. Some people give the fuel tank a good old thump - but that can work once or kill the pump completely.

[[JUDGE]]

hmm well here's what happens turn the key till the cluster lights come on, u hear it winding over, switch the car on it fires up like normal then straight away stalls. sorry i cant give much more info not the msartest of car owners

[88GreenVN]

Hmmm odd one u got there. Theres not much that will let the car start and then die like that. You could try a mates ECU in your car. I think you said the fuel filter was changed. What else was looked at during the service?

[[JUDGE]]

they looked the whole car over but didnt say anything was wrong with any of the fuel.

[[JUDGE]]

its wierd cause i drove it home, had problems with the alternator, the car sat their over night and i went to start it and this problem just happened outa the blue :S

[88GreenVN]

So they didnt fiddle with anything electrical? Basicly its fuel or spark/electrical. And with it starting the fuel system is in part half working. Sorry can be much help.

[pow3rslave]

dunno if anyone's said it, but is it the immobiliser, i've heard sometimes the switch gets broken and comes into effect.

when my immobes is on and i try to turn the car over, it starts the engine for like a sec then dies.