Engine Management Light Now Car Won't Fire Up

[Weeksie]

Hi, my engine management light came on last week but the car was working fine, then this weekend it started cutting out when I was driving. I bought a new coil pack and put it on today but the car won't even fire up now (even though the engine management light has now turned off) - it just turns over. I can't hear the injectors like I normal do when I turn the key either. It's almost as though the imobiliser is stuck on - anyone have any ideas as to what it could be?

[paul.h]

The only way you will find the fault without buying lots of unnecessary parts will be to read the fault code with a code reader from when the eml came on. Possibilities could be the crankshaft sensor, cam shaft sensor, injector failure (common on the 1.4 petrol 75 bhp engine - but I do not know which engine or year your car is) and others.

 

What made you think the coil pack was faulty ? When these are replaced it is wise to also replace the spark plugs since it these are not right they can affect the coil pack.