2004 Vauxhall Astra starting problem

Car: Vauxhall Astra
Year: 2004
Variant: cdti van estate type
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
i start from cold first thing in the morning , no problem, drive for say 30 minutes up to 1 hour or so, park up switch off, try to start engine again between 20 to 30 minutes later, it will not start so i turn off key and open bonnet and wait for the engine to cool a bit for say 20 minutes then turn the ignition on to turn and start the engine it works then and fires up the local vauxhall garage has checked out for fault codes etc but it shows nothing strange if anyone has any ideas please help
Posted: Nov 1, 2011 (12 years ago)
Could be the coil pack breaking down under hot conditions buy a working second hand one off ebay see if that works
It did for me
Posted Dec 15, 2011 (12 years ago)

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