Plz Help!!!!

[PinkBunnyGirl]

OK I have a bog standard D reg nova 1.2 and today it decided to die! It was running fine then lost all revs and cut out then wont start again! It turns over but doesnt fire? Any ideas? Thanks :cry:

[Jon_nova1]

it will either be the spark or the fuel, its hard to say which do you know if theres a spark going to the spark plug? if you take a lead of the spark plug and place it on the engine you should see a spark, especially now as its dark....just dont get electricuted :p

[PinkBunnyGirl]

nope no spark at all and plenty of fuel!

[Jon_nova1]

well if theres no spark to any cylinder it is probably something to do with the coil or distributor, are all the wires plugged in properly? or as the cars the same age as me the distributor drive might have snapped, if you take the distributor off, there should be a pin in the cam or distributor to turn it, if its snapped the distributor rotor arm wont turn distributing the spark

[SRI crazy]

there is a pin on the end of the dizzy that goes into the cam to turn it, the pin is infamous for btreaking so u can get a new pin and collar for the dizzy and it should cure ur problem, hope that helps

[benthehash]

if that all looks good maybe it needs a new modual on the dizzy when mine went the aa had one on board!!
ben

[Jon_nova1]

the part SRI crazy is on about is called a distributor drive/clutch it cost just under ?8 vauxhall only i found :)

[mikey14sr]

Is the camshaft turning? sounds like a classic case of snapped cambelt to me!

[Adam]

I'd go with dizzy drive broken too

[PinkBunnyGirl]

Ok! Ive put on new leads & distributer cap and still no spark from the coil so going to replace that tomorrow so fingers crossed she should be firing up again!

[Jon_nova1]

just take the distributor off and look at the black plastic round thing that goes against the cam, if its got abit snapped then you need a new one ;)

no point in replacing it if it aint broke :p

[burgo]

have you checked the cam belt like mikey said??

[mikey14sr]

take the dizzy cap off, get someone to turn the engine over, if the rotor arm isn't moving then either the belt has gone, or the dizzy drive pin. my 2p is on the belt.

[PinkBunnyGirl]

Yay! She lives again! It was the little black thingy (lol) as Jon nova1 said. Thanks to all for the help : )

[Jon_nova1]

yay i was right for the second time today lol

[SRI crazy]

well i said that 2 so a little credit to me plz lol

[Jon_nova1]

no all mine, i said it first lol

[big gra]

It was the little black thingy (lol)

haha i love the termonology used, hehe

[SRI crazy]

well i said it too so split it 95-5 lol