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K-seal to fix coolant leak

pabloescaban said:
its probably a blocked air intake or breather pipe
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The red is what i have took off and cleaned,the yellow is the throttle body what i also cleaned and the green are sensors.were should i look?when i connect the battery and turn the key and let the throttle body calibrate should it fully open then close back to were the ecu tells it or does it just slighty open?
 
Dont fancy a bump start as chain might hop , throttle bodies are prone to crap build up with these cars due to breather pipe nearly on top of throttle body.

Does car sound like its going to start as like it flooded/wet spark plugs?

Does it swing over fast with no intention of starting as crank sensors stop engines from starting on these .
 
cactikid said:
Dont fancy a bump start as chain might hop , throttle bodies are prone to crap build up with these cars due to breather pipe nearly on top of throttle body.

Does car sound like its going to start as like it flooded/wet spark plugs?

Does it swing over fast with no intention of starting as crank sensors stop engines from starting on these .
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It turns over normal but just won't start.
 
steptoe said:
when you say you cleaned the carbs,
what exactly did you do.?
just spray a load of stuff in there with the engine turned off.?
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I took the air intake tubes off from on top of it ,unscrewed the four screws holding it down sprayed the cleaner top and bottom then used a cloth to clean all the crap off,then pushed it open with my fingers to do the middle,then put it back when it was clean,I did not undo any sensor's while doing it.just disconnected the negative from the battery.then when I put the battery back on turned the key and waited one minute while the throttle body reset before trying to start it.
 
Main breather is on rocker cover with white stuff on it Sticker?
Underneath is a smaller air pipe vacuum and both of these wont stop car from starting.

Got a second ignition key to try as codes might need to be read to check for other things as battery was disconnected.
 
cactikid said:
Yes should do as it scans and can erase found faults to guide you.
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steptoe said:
I have something similar to this

SALE! OBD2 EOBD Car Fault Code Reader Scanner Engine Auto Diagnostic Reset Tool | eBay

works fine for resetting codes
my egr lights up randomly every couple of months or so,
resets its fine.
cost me about 12 quid a couple of years ago
I'm not sure about the bluetooth ones
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I will pick one up and report back what it says after scanning
 
Now who mentioned crank sensor i wonder,in underneath car above drive shaft held in by torx.

You could try cancelling the fault and it might start until fault comes back again.
 
I cancelled the fault but it still would not start,the code came back.just been watching videos on how to do it and i will need some kind of ramp or some wooden blocks to get under it to replace it.

 
Bit of an update,I got some ramps and could not push the car up them,Got a mobile mechanic come to put the sensor in and it started straight away,£80 for the sensor and fitting,he just got under it on the jack, absolute lunatic.
 
pieeater2015 said:
Bit of an update,I got some ramps and could not push the car up them,Got a mobile mechanic come to put the sensor in and it started straight away,£80 for the sensor and fitting,he just got under it on the jack, absolute lunatic.
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yes these mobile mechanics know no fear and a trolley jack is their best friend, forget axle stands or ramps lol
 
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