xe starting issues

[marc69]

My xe started and ran a few miles today, then sat for 30 minutes or so and wouldn't start at all. I turned it over and over, checked connections etc. Left it for 30 minutes whilst went to my mates to get his car to jump start it. Still nothing.

Decided to tow it home, whilst close to home tried tow starting, it eventually went but was very poor and wouldn't rev. After about 5 mins the idle went down to normal (was about 2K at first) and it started revving fine. Drove it into the drive, switched it off and restarted-no pproblems.

Yesterday was very heavy rain here so is it dampness perhaps in the spark plug bits, today running for a few miles the heat of the engine moves the water higher therefore shorting out the leads....a cure being a can of dampstart tomorrow-or...

is there another reason? The high idle once it initially started going?

Any help would be appreciated, I thought I was past breakdowns

[meritlover]

is there definitely fuel in it?
does it miss-fire when it does run?
does it run on all cylinders?

[marc69]

It runs perfectly now but yesterday when it refused to start then did start it wouldn't run on 4 cy;inders for a few minutes, then it all kicked in.

I cleaned under the spark plug cover today and sprayed damp start over the leads etc, I don't know if dampness bothers these engines being more modern than what i am usually used to.

[dc1984]

Check the ignition amplifier mate, mine had a faulty one and it did the same.

[marc69]

Check the ignition amplifier mate, mine had a faulty one and it did the same.

Thanks, that's a foreign language . I assume it amplifies the ignition by the name, where is the amplifier?

[dc1984]

Google images mate, c20xe ignition amplifier .

It's just a small sensor on a long bit of loom over towards the passenger side of the bay.

David.

[dc1984]

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthr...tion-amplifier

Here's one

[marc69]

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthr...tion-amplifier

Here's one

Thanks, your a wizzkid with thechnology, I'm still working with contact breakers ! I know the thing after your link, i had one go on a 1.2i which sat under the coil, I'll get one just incase it competely gives up.

[dc1984]

I spent weeks trying to find out what was up with mine mate, replaced 2 coilpacks, 3 crank sensors, and a nock sensor before the ignition sensor

[marc69]

are these unique to the xe or can i nab a spare of a car in the scrap yard? Tried looking on bay but couldn't find one.