non starter -help help please! - URGENT

[ollielsd]

ok drove nearly 200 miles no problem, never had this problem before. stopped as usual, no juddering or spluttering etc. cam out 4 hours later, nothing just spinning over. checked for obvious things under the bonnet (it was getting dark) and sqeezed the fuel lines - felt pressurized, said a few swear words and tried it - it started! after bout 3 mins idling it dies again, turn the key and its back on the button. drove 90 miles home, switched off and tried it so i knew if it would start in the morning for work or not. it started fine.

fas forward to this morning and its spinning over again.

any ideas?? im think maybe a relay or something similarly tempremental??

also inspection light is on red (car is fully serviced tho!) not sure if this is related?

sorry for the long post guys, but wanted to give you full story

thanks in advance

ollie

[massive]

put fresh petrol in, if this is the first time you've experienced it, you may have picked up some crap fuel or refilled whilst the tanker was unloading at the station. Just a thought

I'll leave the technical advice to the others

[ollielsd]

quick update - went for a poke around under the bonnet, cranked it over, nothing, so pulled a plug to see it was soaked, it wasnt. rested it on the rocker cover to check for spark and as i was cranking it - it started!, so knocked it off, refitted plug and tested again. started fine.

im guesing intermitant sparking problem, but what is a likely cause??