AaronTaylor
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i started my vz and moved it about 4 meters, back into the garage.
the next day i went to start the car, it turned over but refused to start.
i noticed i couldnt here the fuel pump, having had a fuel pump die on my falcon i
dropped the tank to test the fuel pump, and to my surprise there was no power.
i then checked fuses and relay, all was ok.
i then bypassed the relay to test the fuel pump, all was ok.
i then tried starting the car while manually powering the fuel pump, still no go.
i noticed that the cranking sound was unusual but didnt think anything of it at the time.
so by this time all i can tell is that something is telling the fuel pump and coils not to turn on.
i have the car towed to a mechanic with the required diagnostic tools, by this time the battery was quite flat from all the cranking.
a few hours later i recieve a call from the mechanic telling me that there was no compression, i thought great, engine is stuffed, he then continued to say that with his remote battery attached and several more cranking attempts the compression started to return.
his conclusion was that the variable cam timing somehow got confused or stuck from the very small run the night before when i moved the car into the garage, and therefore needed a lot of cranking to raise enough oil pressure to rectify the problem.
the next day i went to start the car, it turned over but refused to start.
i noticed i couldnt here the fuel pump, having had a fuel pump die on my falcon i
dropped the tank to test the fuel pump, and to my surprise there was no power.
i then checked fuses and relay, all was ok.
i then bypassed the relay to test the fuel pump, all was ok.
i then tried starting the car while manually powering the fuel pump, still no go.
i noticed that the cranking sound was unusual but didnt think anything of it at the time.
so by this time all i can tell is that something is telling the fuel pump and coils not to turn on.
i have the car towed to a mechanic with the required diagnostic tools, by this time the battery was quite flat from all the cranking.
a few hours later i recieve a call from the mechanic telling me that there was no compression, i thought great, engine is stuffed, he then continued to say that with his remote battery attached and several more cranking attempts the compression started to return.
his conclusion was that the variable cam timing somehow got confused or stuck from the very small run the night before when i moved the car into the garage, and therefore needed a lot of cranking to raise enough oil pressure to rectify the problem.