Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.0 12valve - refuses to start.

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Sat 14 Mar 2009 19:39
99 1.0 12valve - refuses to start. - TimOrridge
Hi,

A friends daughters car (99T Vx Corsa 12v 998cc) his refusing to start totally out of the blue since other morning. You can turn on the starter but it does not fire. He has done basic testing and is saying there is no fuel and spark present at cranking.

Does anyone have any more ideas what to test so I can inform him please?

Edited by Pugugly on 14/03/2009 at 19:57

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Sat 14 Mar 2009 19:41
99 1.0 Corsa failing to start - Dynamic Dave
Is the ecu light flashing? If so, then its an immobiliser related fault.
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Sat 14 Mar 2009 20:05
99 1.0 Corsa failing to start - elekie&a/c doctor
Favourite to stop these starting is the crank/flywheel sensor faulty.hth
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Sun 15 Mar 2009 21:38
99 1.0 Corsa failing to start - TimOrridge
And the prize goes to....................... elekie@acdoctor. No really thanks for all replies. We had the man down (local auto electrician) and he started by plugging in his (£4,000!!!) scanner and it said crank position sensor no response. He then took it off (was fiddling on nearside near gearbox) and tested on a ohm meter and was dead. My friend is going to get a new one tomorrow and fit it so hopefully it will work.
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Sun 15 Mar 2009 21:48
99 1.0 Corsa failing to start - topbloke
4k is about right for a scanner, bear in mind that a scanner won't cover alll vehicles and he may have to spend the same again on another that covers other motors plus updates typically £400/600 a year but yes crank sensors are quiet common on these, Regards TB
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