Car not starting after very short run earlier

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"Peter Hill" <peter.usenet1 (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

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On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:23:16 GMT, "Sandy Nuts" <not (AT) forme (DOT) com> wrote:

"John" <john.plant510 (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
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Friend called today to say his BMW wouldn't start - I went round and
found
the engine would crank over very briskly but it made no attempt to fire.

Friend started to recall that a dealer had said he has many call outs to
cars where the engine had been run for a very short time - and then
later
attempts to start it fail - unless persevering really hard with the
starter.

My own car (Civic) - if I should be careless and stall it after pulling
off the drive can be a pig to re-start.

Friends car did eventually start after we had been out for a lunch -
clouds of smoke but it soon settled down.

His wife admitted to starting the car the previous evening just to move
it
up the drive. Friend thinks it is a computer issue - I wondered if it is
condensation in the cylinder.

Any ideas?

The engine is flooded. Remove the fuse for the fuel pump, then crank for
10
seconds. This will clear out fuel from the cylinders. Only solution is to
allow the engine to heat up properly before shutting off.

Be ready to jump out when it starts and shove fuse in before it dies.

Nooo. Let it die. The cylinders will be clear of fuel and will start easy.

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Re: Car not starting after very short run earlier - 02-06-2007 , 12:18 PM