Friggin car problem

[Robertsbrock]

Hey guys , problem iv had now for a couple of days is my car wont start , My brother and myself though it would be a smart idea to de grease the engine in my car and all was going well till he threw some warm water on the engine to wash the shit off and then after a couple of hours of sitting we went to start it and it didnt , so after another 2 hours of trying to start it the battery went flat , so we tried to jump it and it almost fired ,

So 3 days later after checking fuel , fuses , and using a hair dryer on warming up the injecter plugs like a bloke told me to help still not starting , anyone with an idea some help would be great thanks..

[67rce]

water in the dizzy mate

[Robertsbrock]

Yeah dun know , its a pain in the ass to try and get to the dizzy but i couldnt think of how water could get in their .

[Gozza]

Have you tried spraying water dispersant everywhere?

ive washed my engine bay multiple times with a pressure cleaner and i just spray heaps of water dispersant - ive never had a problem

[Robertsbrock]

Never heard of water dispersant or anyting like that. I tried to wipe the area as much as i could around the dizzy cap and even hair dryed it , its pissing me off hardcore

[Gozza]

go to Supercheap - WD40 - Rp7 - all that shiz will do it

[wolf]

wd40 spray it in the plug leads and pop the dizzy cap off and spray it in there

[BLCKED]

yep,

take the cap off it might be cracked a little

warm water on a dizzy is bad.

where are you located? if your close i can come around and have a look. im in narre warren.

[[D1SCNT]]

lol@ heating fuel injecters

water in dizzy for the win... or coil pack that shit suck's the big one

[BLCKED]

yeah there a prick to change the coils.

so whats it doing? turning over but no spark?

[Robertsbrock]

Right , the asshole brother of mine who done the dirty deed has come and tried to fix it lol , we took the leads plugs out and too the dizzy off , and inside the dizzy was dirty and a lil damb and all that shit so we have cleaned it and got new leads and plugs and still after doing all of that and another jerry can of fuel into me tank it still wont friggin go , , any ideas ?? Maybe a bullet

[wolf]

Did ya check the coil like i told ya to?

[edfamily]

if you have racv membership then call them, they hav got me going plenty of times with same problem and if i was you i would get some wd40 and spray shit loads around and in your dizzy, there will always be water in places you cant get at

[Malakai]

They will at least do some tests and tell you if there is spark or not, or if it's weak spark or something. They will also check if it's getting fuel.

That's a thought actually.... can you hear the fuel pump prime when you turn the key on? I imagine that the relays got some water too? If they are upside down then it's easy to fill them with water, I've seen that before.

[Robertsbrock]

yeah as soon as i turn key the fuel pump kicks over , and yea im signing on with RACV tommorow and get them to come out and have a look at it. Thanks for the help people.

[ned]

Get him to hold a screwdriver in one of the leads while you turn the key, see if there's any spark.

It could also be the ignition module on the dizzy.

[Gunns]

I have a solution. It involves 5L of petrol and a box of matches.

[Commando]

You had me at 5L

[BLCKED]

Get him to hold a screwdriver in one of the leads while you turn the key, see if there's any spark.

It could also be the ignition module on the dizzy.

get him to hold a metal ended screw driver and try cranking it

if it hurts you know you got spark

definetly had me at 5L aswell :0

[Robertsbrock]

i was dumb enough alot of years ago to do that and got a fucking massive zap crist i wasnt happy and yeah iv thought about the fuel and lighter idea , but its too good a car to just let sit thier and rust or not go at all .,

[wolf]

hahahah that was sooo funny =)

hey brock hold this while i crank it a loud "crack" was heard followed by screams of laughter

[EDFalcon]

I'd almost put money on it being the coil. Had this EXACT problem before with the degreaser then water leading up to it. I'd done it a few times before that but this last time the coil cracked the shits. Not really a simple fix unfortunately.

[Robertsbrock]

Problem is fixed people , so thanks for helping out ..

[BlackED_Sprint]

what did it end up being?

[Robertsbrock]

Its either the dizzy or the coil , but the mechanic i was talking to he said he thinks its the coil so im going to replace both of them and get some new leads.

[EdFairmontGhia]

next time, (which may be soon or somewhere down the track) to save yaself a trip to the mechanic and some dollars, check if ya got spark by putting a plug with lead on the engine and turning it over, no spark, i'd check the coil pack..

[wolf]

YEAH WE DONE THAT THE OTHER NIGHT THAT'S WHAT LED TO THE COIL DECISION.

[BLCKED]

yeah i'd say its your coil mate

its a common problem with the 6 bangers.

there in a shit spot to change aswell

[Robertsbrock]

Very shit spot to change but ill be fucked if im going to take the manifold off . Mechanics around here are filthy expencive.

[BlackED_Sprint]

there is a good bloke in ararat. PM me if you want his details.

[BLCKED]

you can do it with out manifold coming off

its hard tho

[Robertsbrock]

Yeha im willing to give it a shot , i wont screw the job thought haha