winfortune
Member
I have a very strange problem with my 1.4SE. Most of the time it runs perfectly, starts first time, all good. Then, for no apparent reason, it simply won't start. The engine turns over very strongly, but won't fire at all. Not so much as a splutter. And there is no smell of petrol. It did this once when it was in the local garage for a routine service, and the limited diagnostics the mechanic was able to do showed that the injectors were shut off. He was convinced that it was an immobiliser problem.
The problem comes and goes at random, starting fine for a few weeks, then failing again. Sometimes it won't start again for about a week, then suddenly fires up first time and runs perfectly. And so it goes on. . .
The trouble with this is that the car simply can't be relied upon to get you anywhere (or back again), as you just don't know when it's going to fail. And once it does it's impossible to restart.
Any suggestions as to what this might be caused by, and anything I can do to sort it, would be very gratefully received.
The problem comes and goes at random, starting fine for a few weeks, then failing again. Sometimes it won't start again for about a week, then suddenly fires up first time and runs perfectly. And so it goes on. . .
The trouble with this is that the car simply can't be relied upon to get you anywhere (or back again), as you just don't know when it's going to fail. And once it does it's impossible to restart.
Any suggestions as to what this might be caused by, and anything I can do to sort it, would be very gratefully received.