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Car not getting petrol issue?

  • 22-08-2018 12:12am
    #1
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,211 ✭✭✭✭


    I know somebody who currently has an issue with their car.
    The car drives perfect for a short drive and then stops dead. If you turn the ignition on it sounds like their isn't petrol going to engine/etc. After a while the car starts again but could stop at any time.
    They've had fuel filters/etc cleaned and a petrol pump changed but this made no difference.
    Anybody any ideas?


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  • #2
    clank :o)
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭clank :o)


    Cam (top of engine) or Crank (bottom of engine) Sensor gone/going bad, both usually reasonably priced and easy enough to change.

    Had a car that did the same thing - always started perfectly from cold, after a quick short two/three minute drive (barely enough for car to warm up) engine wouldn't start after even a very short stop ie nip into shop for 2min for food/petrol/newspaper etc, seemed like an immobliser fault but a fresh sensor sorted it 100% :0)


  • #3
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,211 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Thanks.
    That sounds right. It only happens when the car is cold.


  • #4
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    That sounds a lot more like a faulty MAF sensor to me, tbh.


  • #5
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,211 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    challengemaster wrote: »
    That sounds a lot more like a faulty MAF sensor to me, tbh.

    Thanks!
    Any idea would this be expensive?
    Mechanic said it was certainly the petrol pump.


  • #6
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Make, model, year and engine of car please.


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  • #7
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,211 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Make, model, year and engine of car please.

    It's not my car but it's a Citroen Saxo 1.0! Its a 1999.


  • #8
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    It's not my car but it's a Citroen Saxo 1.0! Its a 1999.

    Pretty important details regardless. Googling the issue throws up numerous possible causes. The immobiliser being one that is mentioned a lot... worth investigating that one (something about the ignition barrel having a fault causing the immobiliser to do crazy things even after starting)


  • #9
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,211 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Pretty important details regardless. Googling the issue throws up numerous possible causes. The immobiliser being one that is mentioned a lot... worth investigating that one (something about the ignition barrel having a fault causing the immobiliser to do crazy things even after starting)

    Thanks, I know the immobiliser was replaced a few years ago in the car but it might be acting up again!


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