No Spark

[vinrex7]

Last night the clutch on my 2001 1.8 lx went, the car then cut out, and today it won't start. when i take the main fuel hose that goes to the injectors off it pumps fuel for 1 or 2 seconds and stops, and also there is no spark from the plugs.

The car has now gone into eco mode and the windows are down so i can't get them up. any ideas would be great.

The aa put it on a machine and said there were no faults recorded. please help guys.

[coastline taxis]

Last night the clutch on my 2001 1.8 lx went, the car then cut out, and today it won't start. when i take the main fuel hose that goes to the injectors off it pumps fuel for 1 or 2 seconds and stops, and also there is no spark from the plugs.

The car has now gone into eco mode and the windows are down so i can't get them up. any ideas would be great.

The aa put it on a machine and said there were no faults recorded. please help guys.

has the clutch been slipping or did it just fail. if it has destroyed iyself it may have took the crankshaft sensor unit with it and this would stop the engine runnig and give you no spark. The AA may well of plugged it in but i belive there are only 3 types that can actually get into citroen fault codes properly (could be wrong on that bit). so start by checking the crank sensor

[vinrex7]

has the clutch been slipping or did it just fail. if it has destroyed iyself it may have took the crankshaft sensor unit with it and this would stop the engine runnig and give you no spark. The AA may well of plugged it in but i belive there are only 3 types that can actually get into citroen fault codes properly (could be wrong on that bit). so start by checking the crank sensor

The clutch just went, The pedel just started to vibrate and about 5 miles up the road the clutch had gone.

[coastline taxis]

The clutch just went, The pedel just started to vibrate and about 5 miles up the road the clutch had gone.

Check the crankshaft sensor as it sends a signal to the ecu to tell the injectors when to open and also to coil pack to tell it when to fire. Its an easy check 10mm spanner move a few hoses out the way and itl be out in 10 mins

steve

[techbod]

so it cranks? meaning the battery is ok or not if it doesn't the reason im asking that is the windows don't work and that cant be associated with a crank sensor and could be the battery earth to the engine and chassis might be loose, crank sensor is linked to the no spark issue and fuel pump then there is the inertia fuel shut off switch which is designed to cut fuel and spark to prevent explosion in an accident or a power over load :rolleyes:

 

if its the inertia switch you just have to press it back in

[coastline taxis]

so it cranks? meaning the battery is ok or not if it doesn't the reason im asking that is the windows don't work and that cant be associated with a crank sensor and could be the battery earth to the engine and chassis might be loose, crank sensor is linked to the no spark issue and fuel pump then there is the inertia fuel shut off switch which is designed to cut fuel and spark to prevent explosion in an accident or a power over load :rolleyes:

 

if its the inertia switch you just have to press it back in

Hi techbod

c5s go into economy mode after a preset time when the ecu detects a power drain when engine is not running (good idea in theory as it switches everything of and leaves the battery with power to start the car but theory and practice are 2 different things). The only way to get it of (that i know of) is to start the engine then windows and all other components will work normally

[techbod]

or remove the earth lead form the battery and switch every auxiliary thing on which will drain the memory of the ECU and reset it to factory settings, this is a gray area in diagnostics and I cant say too much but at least thats a start and more will follow in bits due to the big C :rolleyes:

[coastline taxis]

or remove the earth lead form the battery and switch every auxiliary thing on which will drain the memory of the ECU and reset it to factory settings, this is a gray area in diagnostics and I cant say too much but at least thats a start and more will follow in bits due to the big C :rolleyes:

Hi just remove the sensor and replace your clutch. Engine will then fire straight up

[coastline taxis]

or remove the earth lead form the battery and switch every auxiliary thing on which will drain the memory of the ECU and reset it to factory settings, this is a gray area in diagnostics and I cant say too much but at least thats a start and more will follow in bits due to the big C :rolleyes:

Hi just remove the sensor and replace your clutch. Engine will then fire straight up

[techbod]

strange cars those C5s ill have to make a point of viewing data on them to keep up to date and they look interesting