1997 Renault Safrane Exec won't start - Engine Troubleshooting


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1997 Renault Safrane Exec won't start

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spongmonkey
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Jan 16, 2006, 4:42 AM

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I went out to my car yesterday and it wouldn't start. I know very little about cars but i'll explain what I've found, and any help at all would be appreciated.

the car turns over, I've replaced the spark plugs and confirmed that all of the plugs do generate a spark. The immobilisor lights is out, as is the ECU dignostic light. I've tried 1/2 a can of easy start in the air box and the car doesn't run on this either. The car will also not bump start. this leads me to believe that the problem may be fuel related?

Andy

Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 16, 2006, 10:45 AM

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Bear with me - you've used some terms I am not familiar with. This use of what you called easy start? Is that like a spray ether which we call starting flluid? If so and that didn't work you may have used too much. It should have at least bucked or something if lack of fuel is the problem. I suspect a timing problem from what I see. Check that the distributor's rotor turns. You may have a timing belt broken and in some cars that's "game over" for that engine - hope not. Come back with anything you find - here to help you, T

spongmonkey
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Jan 17, 2006, 1:12 AM

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Thanks for the reply. Easy start is a spray ether that usually helps start a car if it really doesn't want to go. There is a belt to the right of the engine which is there and in tact, let's hope that's the timing belt, in which case it hasn't snapped! I'm hoping it's a simple timing problem but i'm not usually that lucky with car-related problems :( It's booked in at the garage tomorrow so I'll let you know what they find

Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 17, 2006, 3:18 AM

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Those timing belts don't last much longer than 60,000 miles or 100,000 KM and they don't factor time usually from what I've seen in maintenance schedules. They can jump a tooth or break completly. Most will still run just one tooth off and after that all bets are off. Hope it's that simple and let us know. Others will benefit from what you have wrong and fixed. Be well, T

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