k0m0d067
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- Melbourne, Australia
- Members Ride
- 2002 Holden Astra TS Bertone convertible
So as an update, I pulled the battery from my jeep, and used jumper cables to connect it to the astra's battery...cranked and cranked, and it almost started...fired for a brief moment, then didn't want to fire again...going to grab some starter fluid tomorrow and see if that helps...
Also, a mechanic friend of mine said something about how he can't count the number of times he's found rags in the air intakes, so just for grins, I looked, and sure enough, there was a rag in the intake, just before entering the throttle body (I'm sure that wasn't helping things)
Also, I'm reading that these cars came with an engine immobiliser...any thoughts on how I can tell if that has anything to do with this issue? Would an immobiliser allow it to continue cranking, but not start?
Also, a mechanic friend of mine said something about how he can't count the number of times he's found rags in the air intakes, so just for grins, I looked, and sure enough, there was a rag in the intake, just before entering the throttle body (I'm sure that wasn't helping things)
Also, I'm reading that these cars came with an engine immobiliser...any thoughts on how I can tell if that has anything to do with this issue? Would an immobiliser allow it to continue cranking, but not start?