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bigrimz
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Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:46 pm

the car is a j plate 318i cab, its been sitting for best part of a year with a suspected fuel pump problem, so cheked this out and fuel is getting through
Have fitted a new battery and plugs and the car turns over very quick but just doesnt want to fire ! in some cases its trying to but never does..

any idea's would be great !
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Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:50 pm

Checked for a good spark?
Is the engine earthed well?
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Brianmoooore
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Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:58 pm

Has the fuel pump been replaced? If not, either replace it with a known good one, or tee a pressure gauge into the supply line to the fuel rail.
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:58 am

could it be the fuel filter???

i had a frontera that did the same thing took the filter off and the fuel come out black :o:
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