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Car is dead after jump start

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  • savage bulldogs
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    Check cam and crank sensors haven't been unplugged by accident while disconnecting the battery. Check the fusible link ,it's a bit of wire with a spade connection on either end in the under bonnet

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  • savage bulldogs
    savage bulldogs

    Did you disconnect the battery earth or just the positive side? It seems strange that it's happened after welding How do you know it's got fuel and have you done a ecu reset? Might be worth C

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Fuses are all good in both boxes.

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No faults on eml. How can I test it?

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Connecting the blocks under dash shows no faults. Would it do this if ecu was dead.

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Anyone got any ht leads for a v3/v4 lying about they want to part with. If that works will invest in a new set.

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OK mate cheers

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Update. Just had someone look at car and strong smell of fuel when trying to start. Have been told an injector seal could have gone. Causing a massive over fuel. Gonna get the top off and check them. As well as drop out the spark plugs. Anyone heard of his before?

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Dud you disconnect the earth when having the welding done and Have you definitely got a spark ?

Cos If you haven't got a spark and you have got fuel , it wouldn't be burning and it would smell rich .

A blown injector ring would also give the same sort of symptoms but probably accompanied by a bit of popping and banging as it tries to fire on the other cylinders.

If it's not broke .....upgrade it 😊

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Battery was removed from the car completely. Definately getting a spark. All four ht leads gave me a jump. ( lack of a spark plug spanner meant an extension bar and hand were used lol) have been told that maybe a pop from the exhaust while reversing on to ramps could have blown a seal and it is now too flooded to start.

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I once had an issue with a poorly fitted fmic pipe slipped from the silicon join. Car ran like **** but limped home then wouldn't start but stank of fuel. Eventually it fired up and ran like **** for a bit before running right again. It was my first impreza. I had no idea what I was doing and that car cost me a lot of money before I sold it on 😱😓


No faults on eml. How can I test it?

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I posted some screenshots on how to test crankshaft and camshaft!

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I posted some screenshots on how to test crankshaft and camshaft!

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Yes sorry mate done that and all good.

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No faults on eml. How can I test it?Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

I posted some screenshots on how to test crankshaft and camshaft!Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Yes sorry mate done that and all good.

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Ok then we will move back to step 1 to test if the ecu is getting the right power and we will diagnose it according to the book

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Just popping out to get a new lead for my multimeter. Just closed car door on it grrr. Don't you just love it when small things keep happening lol.

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It happens, I snapped my intake to turbo pipe so I might have to pull the manifold again LOl

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Just took intercooler off and the y shape pipe underneath is fooked where it connects to turbo. Got a better seal but need a new one. Who ever fitted that wants shooting

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Possibly similar issue to what I had. After we reconnected all the pipework it took quite some cranking before it fired up again. Once it fired took some more time to clear through.

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Got someone coming to do a compression test tonight. I don't want to keep cranking the engine. Think I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and send it to garage.

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Lev if you have the time we can help you through it; I'm against garages!

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