car turning over but won't start :(

[clairemae]

since it snowed last week my car hasn't moved, tried to start it on friday and it was dead, sunday we tried to jumpstart it but its just turning over and not starting,
my boyfriend put his battery in from his 182 and its still doing the same.. any ideas? i don't know what to do.

 

[RafChandler]

Im having the same problem, just had to ring RAC out to it.

 

[clairemae]

I don't have homestart just roadside so i rang to see how much it would be to come out and they sadi and extra £81 !
what did they say?

 

[Needster]

Push it a mile down the road?

Is it on a hill, or flat? Clart had a similar problem a few weeks back. Turns out it was his fuel was empty, stupid I know but if it's low and on a slant it could be an issue.

 

[The Boosh!]

Claire you checked spark plugs? Could be all sorts of things!

 

[joebristolgym]

A lot of people on various problems have had similar problems with non-starting cars due to damp/cold weather.

If it's turning over but not starting then you probably need to check if the engine is getting fuel, and the spark plugs are sparking.

Spark plugs prob easiest to check next - take them out one by one and check - if no spark then it might be problem with the coil pack?

If you're getting a spark but still not starting it's probably a fuel problem.

 

[clairemae]

Push it a mile down the road?

Is it on a hill, or flat? Clart had a similar problem a few weeks back. Turns out it was his fuel was empty, stupid I know but if it's low and on a slant it could be an issue.

it's got plenty of fuel, its ona slight hill in a residential car park, so we cant really push it to start as theres not much room and if it doesnt work i will block everyone in and not get it back up the hill

Claire you checked spark plugs? Could be all sorts of things!

The spark plugs were changed in the summer, so i wouldnt expect it to be those..

A lot of people on various problems have had similar problems with non-starting cars due to damp/cold weather.

If it's turning over but not starting then you probably need to check if the engine is getting fuel, and the spark plugs are sparking.

Spark plugs prob easiest to check next - take them out one by one and check - if no spark then it might be problem with the coil pack?

If you're getting a spark but still not starting it's probably a fuel problem.

Thanks all

Theres a mechanic coming out tonight to have a look at it, so hopefully it will get sorted.

 

[clairemae]

Had a mechanic come over and he thinks its immobilized thats why it cuts out when turning over, do you think this sounds right?
Says need to take it to his garage to it would need drying out.

 

[Dunn]

is the red light flashing i bet its the immobiliser

 

[Dunn]

ahh u jus answered that lol

 

[clairemae]

red light stays on when just turn car on but not start it

 

[Dunn]

get in the car and lock it with the key while your inside then try starting it

 

[Nicolasticity]

Dirty TDC sensor - you can clean it - AA did mine.

In the boot is a tow hook it fits in the front behind a movable panel, get a mate with a car and a rope t hook it up take your car for a drive and then call out the AA.

They can do it at the roadside

 

[Camble]

red light stays on when just turn car on but not start it

If it were the immobiliser, it would flash very quickly.

 

[Dunn]

If it were the immobiliser, it would flash very quickly.

yea sorry thats wat i ment.....as in it still stays on flashing
lol

 

[clairemae]

Dirty TDC sensor - you can clean it - AA did mine.

In the boot is a tow hook it fits in the front behind a movable panel, get a mate with a car and a rope t hook it up take your car for a drive and then call out the AA.

They can do it at the roadside

We've already cleaned the tdc sensor..

but the toeing idea is a maybe for rac to come out.

 

[realnumber 1]

We've already cleaned the tdc sensor..

but the toeing idea is a maybe for rac to come out.

But they now know that you will have done that after ringing them lol. They may refuse you now.

 

[clairemae]

hmm i rung the home line not the option for roadside...
it could have been fixed and happened again?

ahh i really don't know what to do.

 

[James.f]

Does it turn over constantly? or does it turn over then stop?

 

[clairemae]

turns over then stops only tries to start when its on jump leads, so i think the battery is dead, but it did same my bfs charged battery.

mechanic says it starts then cuts it self out because it's immobilized :S

 

[realnumber 1]

hmm i rung the home line not the option for roadside...
it could have been fixed and happened again?

ahh i really don't know what to do.

You would have to blag it well. They will know if your lying when they find out whats wrong. My neighbor (an AA man) see this type of thing all the time. Low cut top should help your cause though .

 

[clairemae]

bump, any more ideas or is going to get toed to a garage soon.

 

[lenny85]

this happened to my mates 172!! battery broke down inside so when trying to start the immobiliser stopped it. rac came out and did something with the key, which recoded the immobiliser and hey presto started straight away! give kevster a pm he'll be able to tell you what happened

 

[clairemae]

Thanks i think i know what you mean because it happened on my old 1.2 so we tried to do that today and it didn't work.

 

[fuzzy11]

Did you get this problem resolved? I have a similar problem and am curious as to what was wrong!

Simon

 

[caroline]

I'm having exactly the same problem, car is cranking then just dies, the immobiliser light is staying on and everything has been checked. Renault aren't very helpful at all. There's a place I found online that can bypass your immobiliser (remote key ltd) but they cant do it on clio models newer than 01 !!!! So I dont know what I can do...

 

[clairemae]

It turns out i had a corroded fuse under the engine bay that was making the immobilizer come on, it went off when it was fixed.

Maybe an auto electrician can help? thats who came out to mine before i took it to renault.