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Check engine light flashing, car non starter - help plz!
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<blockquote data-quote="reflexuk" data-source="post: 560272" data-attributes="member: 8696"><p>Today I used the car 5 or 6 times for sub 10 minute journeys and it worked faultlessly every time. This gave me the confidence to set off on a 100mile trip I needed to make. The car ran great all the way. 20mins after arriving I needed to go onward. I got into the car, turned the key and the CEL was flashing again. I turn the ignition on and off 25 times without cranking the starter. I had tried disconnecting the 12v for a few minutes (to no avail) last night. It didn't do anything to rectify the situation. I rang for a lift and gave up on the car again.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite15" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p> </p><p>I came back to it at midnight tonight and turned the ignition on. The CEL flashed 4 times then lit solidly. I cranked the engine, it fired, the light went out and the engine stayed running. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?</p><p> </p><p>I made a couple of small adjustments to the car on Sunday. I wonder if I could have caused the problem. I had the throttle body off, checked the TPS resistance and altered the resting position of the IAV. I also changed the ignition timing 2mm on the distributor. Since then the tickover revs have been consistently lower and the engine is quicker to return to that idle speed when approaching a junction. It also makes more power and has returned to a reasonable fuel economy. I found that my IAV, although free, was not fully closing off the window. This is my own silly fault for turning it with the engine running one day to 'see what it would do.' The engine now seems to need some throttle aplication to cold start, before I could just turn the key. It also seems to start running on 3 cylinders, but only for a few seconds.</p><p>Could anything I have changed or this missfire be causing this Check Engine condition?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reflexuk, post: 560272, member: 8696"] Today I used the car 5 or 6 times for sub 10 minute journeys and it worked faultlessly every time. This gave me the confidence to set off on a 100mile trip I needed to make. The car ran great all the way. 20mins after arriving I needed to go onward. I got into the car, turned the key and the CEL was flashing again. I turn the ignition on and off 25 times without cranking the starter. I had tried disconnecting the 12v for a few minutes (to no avail) last night. It didn't do anything to rectify the situation. I rang for a lift and gave up on the car again.:( I came back to it at midnight tonight and turned the ignition on. The CEL flashed 4 times then lit solidly. I cranked the engine, it fired, the light went out and the engine stayed running. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? I made a couple of small adjustments to the car on Sunday. I wonder if I could have caused the problem. I had the throttle body off, checked the TPS resistance and altered the resting position of the IAV. I also changed the ignition timing 2mm on the distributor. Since then the tickover revs have been consistently lower and the engine is quicker to return to that idle speed when approaching a junction. It also makes more power and has returned to a reasonable fuel economy. I found that my IAV, although free, was not fully closing off the window. This is my own silly fault for turning it with the engine running one day to 'see what it would do.' The engine now seems to need some throttle aplication to cold start, before I could just turn the key. It also seems to start running on 3 cylinders, but only for a few seconds. Could anything I have changed or this missfire be causing this Check Engine condition? [/QUOTE]
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