Hey guys,
Looking for a little help in diagnosing my 1997 MGF 1.8mpi Non-VVC not starting.
The other week I was driving when suddenly the engine died so I pulled to the side of the road and it wouldn't restart, so far I've narrowed it down to not getting fuel.
So some key points:
- Turns over but doesn't start
- I have spark, but I have changed the HT leads, distributor cap & rotor anyways as these were looking a little old, the spark plugs are also less than 1000kms old.
- Tried pushing in the inertia switch, also bypassing made no change.
- Would fire with a spray of easy start but immediately die again.
- Changed the crank sensor, no change.
- Fuel pump seems to be working, I can hear it going when ign is on.
- Fuel filter is nearly new, and isn't blocked, I pulled the outlet line and fuel comes out when ign on.
My next step is to purchase a set of noid lights to check if the injectors are getting a pulse signal.
I'd assume they're not getting a signal as if they were, surely the car would start? And if they're not, what would the next step be?
Couple of things I'm thinking it could be:
- Fuel pressure low (any easy way to test this?)
- ECU/Immobiliser
- Injectors stuffed (if one was stuffed, would that affect them all?)
I do have a T300 programmer tool but for whatever reason I can't get it to connect, I've only used it to program key fobs in the past.
This is pretty new to me and I'm learning as I go so any help would be appreciated.