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[miniman retford]

My 2000 mpi wont start. was fine last night but this morning it turned over but wouldnt fire up.

Had a look tonight & noticed when i turn the ign on you cant hear the usuall noise of the fuel pump, Have checked the fuel cut off switch plus the fuel pump fuse & the main 30 amp main engine fuses.

Its now raining & the torch has gone flat so it's going to have to wait until tomorrow afternoon

Any idea what to check next ?

[MiniCooperMan]

My 2000 mpi wont start. was fine last night but this morning it turned over but wouldnt fire up.

Had a look tonight & noticed when i turn the ign on you cant hear the usuall noise of the fuel pump, Have checked the fuel cut off switch plus the fuel pump fuse & the main 30 amp main engine fuses.

Its now raining & the torch has gone flat so it's going to have to wait until tomorrow afternoon

Any idea what to check next ?

hi see if you have any ht..take out spark plug connect ht lead onto plug place on block.hold down with srewdriver.turn engine over see if you have a spark.dont do this with fingers your get a shock..if you have the coil is ok.one less thing to check also check c7-2 fuse in the main interior box.(drivers side) this fuse is linked to fuel pump i belive?

Edited by MiniCooperMan, 05 November 2010 - 06:57 PM.

[Darkscamp]

I'm not telling you again

[miniman retford]

I'm not telling you again

Come & sort it for me then

[Juju]

If the fuses are fine, your batteries are charged (the car, I mean, not you) & you still can't hear the fuel pump whirring, I would reckon it were that, isn't it. Could be relay, could be pump.

Mine went on Matilda a couple of years ago. Got a secondhand one cheap.

[danrock101]

you fixed it yet? I would get a mutli meter out and see if there's power getting to the fuel pump

[miniman retford]

Connected a live to the fuel pump from the battery & you can hear the pump working but still not starting, On Darkscamps suggestion i'm going to get an injection relay module & try that.

[miniman retford]

Fitted module last night & didnt make any difference

Beryl is going for a ride on a low loader this morning to a garage

[Juju]

Get better soon, Beryl.

[miniman retford]

Beryl says thanks Juju

It's the first time she's been poorly in all her life

[Juju]

It's the first time she's been poorly in all her life

Oh dear. First step on a very slippery slope....

[miniman retford]

It's the first time she's been poorly in all her life

Oh dear. First step on a very slippery slope....

Ha Ha she still has her good looks though

[rachel]

Ellie says 'Get well soon Beryl'

Hope you get her mended Nige

[Darkscamp]

As far as i'm aware, Beryl is fixed.

I'll let Nige tell you what it was and who pointed out the correct fault to him

[miniman retford]

As far as i'm aware, Beryl is fixed.

I'll let Nige tell you what it was and who pointed out the correct fault to him

Sorry Pete she's not fixed but is running !

Right i fitted a new relay module & it didnt make any difference so got the car recovered to a garage, they phoned me to say it needed a relay module as they had connected a second hand one from a metro & she started. i told him there was a new one in the car so he connected it up & nothing so thought it was a faulty unit.
I took it back to the suppliers & tried three more brand new ones & they didnt work, went to a local guy who breaks mini's & fitted an mpi one that started another mpi but it didnt work on mine, we connected up a unit from an spi & she starts & runs fine, the only thing is that with both the metro & spi ones the cooling fan is on constantly.
I was under the impression that the mpi & spi units were not interchangeable ?
So the question is why it wont start with the correct unit but will with twp different wrong ones & is running it on the spi one doing any damage ?