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Morning guys,

I'm in need of some of your help please.
My car broke down recently. I did some investigation and found that the fuel pump was not priming. So it got towed home and I replaced the pump and filter.
I turned the key, heard the pump prime, then tried starting the car, but to no avail.
I then tested where the fuel was getting to throughout the car. Fuel was in the rail and also in the cylinders.
I then turned to sparks and found there was no spark at the end of the spark plug lead. So I checked the dizzy cap and button and found them to be in good working order. To try ad save time fault finding, I just replaced the coil thinking that might have been the issue, but I was wrong.

So, currently, the car does not start. It turns over till the cows come home, but does not start.
What are your thoughts?
Cheers..

TFI module on the side of the dizzy.

when you refit, make sure you use thermal goo, otherwise itll die quickly.

I checked and found the TFI module to have 12v when i had the key turned.
I haven't actually removed the module at all, I just removed and refit the plug.

i had the same problem, just replaced the fuel pump...few weeks later car wouldnt start(no spark), tunred out it was the dizzy that was gone and had to be replaced..

Don't tell me things like that..haha

Update: I went and bought a Bosch Dizzy and changed it over. No change at all.

Parts replaced recently:
- Fuel Pump
- Fuel Filter
- Alternator
- Coil
- Distributor (with TFI, Button and Cap)

Anymore ideas?

hmm the wires running to the coil arn't broken, could be internally broken and the sheath still be in tacked (although i doubt it),
Also the lead from coil to dizzy have you tried replacing that?

sounds like a fuel problem, I would usually say pump but you have already repalced it, is the reg holding pressure in the fuel line? or could be something stupid like a blown courtesy light fuse, the symptoms you have described are usually caused by of these problems

ORSMEB wrote:Update: I went and bought a Bosch Dizzy and changed it over. No change at all.

Parts replaced recently:
- Fuel Pump
- Fuel Filter
- Alternator
- Coil
- Distributor (with TFI, Button and Cap)

Anymore ideas?

are you still getting no spark? and is the fuel pump priming?

i had similar problem in my eb 5 litre,


i had spark at the coil but not at the dizzy and no power getting to the fuel pump

turns out a wire had melted from a short in my engine bayt coming off the battery that goes to a relay near the battery that primes the pump and "activates" the dizzy or something envolving the dizzy throwing spark.

check all your relays and wires.

thats about all i come up with

BLCKED wrote:Check all your relays and wires.

Sounds like a goer. I checked to see if the starter relay was getting power when I turned the key and was fine.
I found where the 4 fusible links are located near the battery but didn't check continuity on them. They did all look fine though..

I just realised I put this in the wrong section. Mods please move..

try bridging the starter relay to see if that starts it, if so that will shorten what the issue is but not really make it easier to fix properly

chek the plug at the top of ur firewall....
wen i changed my engine in the silver car, i had the same dramas
found a lose wire in the plug itself (big round black barrel plugs - 1s ignition/fuel and 1s auto loom - im assuming)
anyway, the red wire in the ignition loom wasnt connected properly
so i pushed it in an the car started 1st kick....