Hi all
Been having this problem on and off for the past year but becoming so frequent now almost everytime I try and start the car... its a 1999
1.6 Sport (Petrol)Basically when I go to start the car the engine turns over with no problems but just will not catch. After 3 or 4 attempts it usually fires up but only by cranking the engine for a long time and pumping the accelerator. At first i blamed a 'sticky' immobiliser stopping the fuel getting in, but locking and unlocking the car repeatedly (and using both keys) has no effect, plus my immobilser light turns off.
Dont think its a starter motor prob with not quite enough crank as will turn it over quite happily at others times, and even after cranking for a while will happily fire it up.
Battery fully charged, and makes no difference whether its hot/cold/ wet or dry. Think I may have covered everything, but any info needed will try my best!
Loathe to take it to a garage as it 1st did this when I had just bought it, and =A3100 later was told there was no fault and i was just forgetting to lock & unlock it, or 'not turning the key correctly' hmmmm.
Problem is now getting worse and worse and after being stranded at Tesco's for 2 hours I've had enough!
Any help greatly appreciated.