Vauxhall Meriva the car runs good but after 10 min the car stalls and will not start again for 45 min
Variant: 1.6 design 2004
Model Year: 2004
Categories:
Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
I had the car scanned but the guy sId no fault codes were showing ? So I am looking at fuel system I have order a fuel relay .but what relay is the fuel relay as there is a line of 5 relays and 2 brown relays at the back.
Any help would be great .its my son first car and he has done less than 2 miles in so
Any help would be great .its my son first car and he has done less than 2 miles in so
Posted: Jul 25, 2014 (10 years ago)
Get your son to sit in it and turn the key on,not starting!
while you listen at the relay/s for a click.
system should power the relay for a few seconds to "prime" to pressure before cutting off.
And now you know how to do this,repeat the test when the fault happens.
that way you'll know if the relay is really faulty.
Better than buying random new bits!
And if the relay checks then check you actually have a spark at the plugs.
You've had it scanned so the non start has to be something not monitored by the cars computer.
I'm suspecting the crank angle sensor,but your garage should have done a few more tests.
I'll give them that It probably wasn't doing the fault when they tested it,
But you seem pretty specific at 10 mins,
They ought to have been able to recreate the fault in 10 mins,
no?
while you listen at the relay/s for a click.
system should power the relay for a few seconds to "prime" to pressure before cutting off.
And now you know how to do this,repeat the test when the fault happens.
that way you'll know if the relay is really faulty.
Better than buying random new bits!
And if the relay checks then check you actually have a spark at the plugs.
You've had it scanned so the non start has to be something not monitored by the cars computer.
I'm suspecting the crank angle sensor,but your garage should have done a few more tests.
I'll give them that It probably wasn't doing the fault when they tested it,
But you seem pretty specific at 10 mins,
They ought to have been able to recreate the fault in 10 mins,
no?
Posted Jul 26, 2014 (10 years ago)
Thanks 1/4 driver will be on that this weekend to much work in the but thank you sir
Posted Jul 28, 2014 (10 years ago)
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