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[sam138]

Been on holiday for a week come home and mini started first time went out later on to go out and the car won't fire up the battery fine and working . The car has not been serviced in a year since i bought it and does the fuel level show just with igition on ?

[dklawson]

Been on holiday for a week come home and mini started first time went out later on to go out and the car won't fire up

Is the starter turning over? What is and isn't happening?

the battery fine and working .

How do you know the battery is fine? Same questions as above.

The car has not been serviced in a year since i bought it and

Depending on the distance you have traveled, this may be a tune-up issue or not. How was the car running before your trip?

does the fuel level show just with igition on ?

Yes. The ignition has to be on for a short while for the fuel gauge to properly indicate the fuel level.

Also, please provide more info on the year and type of your Mini.

[sam138]

The car is a mini city e 1992 manual and the car starts and nearly turns over and the car has not been running to bad before i went on hoilday but was a bit jumpy at low speeds. And have polished the grill today could i have knocked anything out wires etc ?

[yellowmonster]

An additional question:

did you use the choke the second time and did it smell badly after petrol?
If so, you probably 'drowned' it: try starting without choke and the throttle full opened.
Once it starts, let go off the accellerator.

[dklawson]

Unless you were polishing the inside of the grille I don't see how you could have disturbed anything.

Take a read through this thread:
http://www.theminifo...x...173472&st=0
You may find some helpful pointers there.

In the thread above, the problem was eventually addressed by replacing the points and condenser. If your Mini has points (as opposed to electronic ignition) then this may be the issue with your car as well.

[sam138]

Tryed with choke out and choke in and with full throttle on both ways .

[sam138]

Would a bump start provide any help, put some more petrol in the car just in case and still just making the starting noise but get a few kicks where is sounds like it is going to fire up .

[dklawson]

The car ---- starts and nearly turns over and the car has not been running to bad before i went on hoilday

Would a bump start provide any help,
put some more petrol in the car just in case and still just making the starting noise
but get a few kicks where is sounds like it is going to fire up .

"Nearly turns over" and "Starting noise". Please clarify those. Is the engine turning over on the starter motor or not? Describe the sound it is making.

[minimender]

Tryed with choke out and choke in and with full throttle on both ways .

Mini will start best with choke and no throttle.

As said it sounds like a sparks problem (points condenser if it has them)

[sam138]

well i get a noise which you get when starting up a mini before it fires up but get a few sounds like it is going to turn over . Hard to explain but when looking under the bonnet the fan belt and everything start going not very mecanical minded. Would a video off the engine starting up help at all ?

[Ocado Man]

Have you checked that your battery terminals are on tight with a good connection?

Might be worth a quick rub with glasspaper to get that connection.

Have you checked that the leads are all connected to the coil?

Lastly, you may think stupid, but I know of a girl who spent 3 jours trying to get her mini started. It was turning over but not sparking, eventually she remembered that she had a home made immobiliser fitted to the coil circuit!!!!!! Flicked the switch & VRRROOOOOOMMMMM

[lowrider]

well i get a noise which you get when starting up a mini before it fires up but get a few sounds like it is going to turn over . Hard to explain but when looking under the bonnet the fan belt and everything start going not very mecanical minded. Would a video off the engine starting up help at all ?

post a video and a pic of engine bay

has your mini got a little black box on top of the dizzy

[sam138]

here is a picture of the engine bay when i first brought it sorry for the mixed picture will get a video up in the morning .

Edited by sam138, 07 August 2011 - 09:52 PM.

[sam138]

Many thanks for all the the help ,got another break down out again and they got it started he cleaned the spark plugs and a few other bits and put a battery pack on and it started first time .

Sam