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alfa 156 start problems
i got a 156 1.6 tspark lusso on a 51 plate and im well stuck.
the other nite i pulled up in my drive and turned the engine off with no previouse problems. 9 hours later after a freezing cold nite i go to start the thing and i get nothin? the car tries to turn over but doesnt start. after trying both keys i decided to read the book lol. the code key light doesnt light at all on the dash with either key? but in the book it says that if theres a prob with it it will flash. ive only had the car a week and cant get it to the dealer till after new year. any chance its somethin simple??? oh yeah after the problem i ran the batt down so i replaced it but still no luck? thx |
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- low battery?
- did you flood the engine while trying to start? - if flooded, press the accelerator down for 10 minutes allowing the petrol to evaporize; them try to start again. - never start (crank) the engine for longer then 10 seconds at a time; then wait 30-60 seconds to give the battery time to recuperate. When freezing your battery will have approx 50% less capacity than when 10ºC -- Ciao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) (soon: GT 2.0JTS) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) "hmspilky" > schreef in bericht lkaboutautos.com... >i got a 156 1.6 tspark lusso on a 51 plate and im well stuck. > the other nite i pulled up in my drive and turned the engine off with no > previouse problems. 9 hours later after a freezing cold nite i go to start > the thing and i get nothin? the car tries to turn over but doesnt start. > after trying both keys i decided to read the book lol. the code key light > doesnt light at all on the dash with either key? but in the book it says > that if theres a prob with it it will flash. ive only had the car a week > and cant get it to the dealer till after new year. any chance its somethin > simple??? oh yeah after the problem i ran the batt down so i replaced it > but still no luck? thx > |
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"Alfistagj" > wrote in message .. . > - did you flood the engine while trying to start? > - if flooded, press the accelerator down for 10 minutes allowing the > petrol to evaporize; them try to start again. Are 156's not drive-by-wire? |
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thx for the sugestion but i still get nothing. it seems to be more to do
with the key code or somthing electrical. but im not sure. is there any way to reset the system? i disconected the battery for 30 mins but ive got the same problem |
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On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 08:09:51 -0500, "hmspilky"
> wrote: Have you tried another (good) battery? Remember the requirements for combustion Neil |
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i replaced the battery with a new heavy duty calcium battery
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"bobdabilda" > schreef in bericht ... > > "Alfistagj" > wrote in message > .. . >> - did you flood the engine while trying to start? >> - if flooded, press the accelerator down for 10 minutes allowing the >> petrol to evaporize; them try to start again. > > Are 156's not drive-by-wire? > Not the older ones. |
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"hmspilky" > wrote: > i got a 156 1.6 tspark lusso on a 51 plate and im well stuck. > the other nite i pulled up in my drive and turned the engine off with no > previouse problems. 9 hours later after a freezing cold nite i go to start > the thing and i get nothin? the car tries to turn over but doesnt start. > after trying both keys i decided to read the book lol. the code key light > doesnt light at all on the dash with either key? but in the book it says > that if theres a prob with it it will flash. ive only had the car a week > and cant get it to the dealer till after new year. any chance its somethin > simple??? oh yeah after the problem i ran the batt down so i replaced it > but still no luck? thx > Usual suspects are battery (which you've changed) distributor, rotor arm, loose HT lead, or knackered plugs (although 8 titanium plugs all stopping working seems unlikely) Or it could be the keys as you suspect, or the ECU. Although I seem to remeber that if the car didn't catch first try and I try to start my car without turning the key back to the off position the car won't even turn over, so if your car turns over the engine I don't think it will be the keycode. -- I Amuse (I am Hughes.) Judge Nutmeg in #Digi 1998 156 2.0 TS Sport |
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and???????????
"hmspilky" > schreef in bericht lkaboutautos.com... >i replaced the battery with a new heavy duty calcium battery > |
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Hi There
Have you tried the automatic fuel cut of switch under the passenger front seat. Mike 156 T Spark 1999 T Plate "hmspilky" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... > i got a 156 1.6 tspark lusso on a 51 plate and im well stuck. > the other nite i pulled up in my drive and turned the engine off with no > previouse problems. 9 hours later after a freezing cold nite i go to start > the thing and i get nothin? the car tries to turn over but doesnt start. > after trying both keys i decided to read the book lol. the code key light > doesnt light at all on the dash with either key? but in the book it says > that if theres a prob with it it will flash. ive only had the car a week > and cant get it to the dealer till after new year. any chance its somethin > simple??? oh yeah after the problem i ran the batt down so i replaced it > but still no luck? thx > I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you? http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html |
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