ADUB Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hi,,bought daughter a black lupo e 60.000 miles good service history was told the previous owner parked up car was going great,,wont start now,plugs are sparking,, plenty of petrol in the tank,cant here the fuel pump and dont smell fuel,,any pointers please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt~black Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 checked fuses to fuel system? did the battery go flat i don't know about these but i know on fiats it used to cause the immobiliser to stick on meaning fuel pump is dissabled ... matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris c Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 the fuel might have gone off so it might be like jelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 If it were the immobilisor it would start then cut outIf its sparking and turning over on the starter motor then fuelling is all you have left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Crank it for about 30 seconds, pull a spark plug out, check to see if there's any fuel on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADUB Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 All plugs are sparking,,and plugs seem dry put a auto scanner on it and came up with these codes 4085 bank 1 probe to low,,4087 heating element circut electrical fault,4124 engine speed sensor no signal,4612 throttle valve faulty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzerman Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Try checking grounds on things, something stupid like maybe clutch grounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris27 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 All plugs are sparking,,and plugs seem dry put a auto scanner on it and came up with these codes 4085 bank 1 probe to low,,4087 heating element circut electrical fault,4124 engine speed sensor no signal,4612 throttle valve faultyWhich ones where present? Did you erase all the faults? Sounds like a fueling issue if you are getting a good spark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt~black Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 have you checked compression? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 This is basically what happened to mine today, cut out driving home and won't start now. AA towed me home as tested all this kinda thing and gave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomLupoDub Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) All plugs are sparking,,and plugs seem dry put a auto scanner on it and came up with these codes 4085 bank 1 probe to low,,4087 heating element circut electrical fault,4124 engine speed sensor no signal,4612 throttle valve faultyhave you got electric central locking? also do you know which ones were static faults? sounds like at least 2 of them were sporadic/intermittent which means they wont be effecting the car at all, also try clearing all the faults from the car, the fact there logged could tell the ECU it isnt safe to start. Edited March 17, 2011 by TomLupoDub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henaz Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) a broken down flywheel/engine speed sensor will cause the vehicle not to start, which is one of the faults you listed Edited March 17, 2011 by Henaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADUB Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Had vw tec looking at the lupo and they think the lupo has sticky valves or bent valves and they say thats why its not starting,,i beg to differ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 have you checked your cam belt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADUB Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 cam belt ok timing is spot on fuel pump is working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Could be worth trying to compression test it, that'll rule out valves etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADUB Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 doing that this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADUB Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) DONE A COMPRESSION TEST PLUG HOLE NEXT TO OIL CAP 1,170PSI 2,275PSI 3,200PSI 4,215PSI WOULD THIS JUSTIFY TAKING THE HEAD OFF ? ALSO JUST HEARD THE THROTTLE BODY MAKING A BUZZING NOISE. Edited April 10, 2011 by ADUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 275psi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADUB Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) GOT IT WRONG SHOULD PUT MY GLASSES ON,,,, 170,175,200,215 PSI..,,,SNAP ON C/TESTER Edited April 10, 2011 by ADUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 I thought you meant 1175 at first, though you must have welded it shut or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) Righty, as i get bored of an afternoon i popped out to compression test my lupo which is the same model as your daughters.All four pots were basically 14 bar/200psiI don't know if this is what they should be but as all were virtually identical i would say it's correct.What i will say though is the other week i stripped and rebuilt the top end, , valves redone and stem seals all replaced. and replaced all seals and gaskets so i dunno what it would be reading if was just 96k untouched like it was.I would personally say that your pot 1 is a little low comparewd to the other three, but i'm not one for recommending people crack their head open on a hunch from someone elseSorry if this is no use to you but useless advise is better than none i think Edited April 12, 2011 by Bickerton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADUB Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Had 2 more guys up at the house tonight (vw techs) with there works laptop and lupo showing no faults, engine is getting fuel,they spray some brake cleaner in throttle body and still nothing, they tell me to tow the car and try bumping it, all the usual things,,,one more spray of the brake cleaner and checked if the throttle body is sucking and lupo started (get the flags out)they reckon old fuel,,,,time to drain the tank and check the fuel pump.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Old fuel? Surely time has moved on since issues like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADUB Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 THATS WHAT I THOUGHT,,,,I CAN LEAVE MY V4 YAMAHA FOR 6 MONTHS OR MORE AND IT ALWAYS STARTS,,,ALL I CAN DO IS DRAIN THE TANK GET NEW FUEL AND IF IT GOES,,,,WELL I WILL BE HAPPY WITH THAT,,,,TIME WILL TELL !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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