Corsa b 1.4 won't start

Barkerfinlay · Post by **Barkerfinlay** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:59 pm

Hi there I have got a corsa b 1.4 sport and the other day I was driving along and the car just cut out but after 5 mins started again but after about a mile done the exact same and now just won't start tried bumping it just no power and tried fuel didn't make any difference. It doesent even make a noise when you turn the key. Any ideas what the problem is ? Cheers

Post by **johnny** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:08 pm

Do the dash lights dim when you try to turn it over

Barkerfinlay · Post by **Barkerfinlay** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:36 pm

Post by **johnny** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:20 pm

Is the battery good? If yes then its an altenator prob

wo88les · Post by **wo88les** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:04 pm

this may sound daft but..
Does your petrol filler cap make a vacuum noise when you open it??? if so it could be the tank breather pipe is trapped, happened to my ex years ago, she had to keep the filler cap open when she drove about and eventually took it to the garage where they fixed it for her

I know its a long shot, but worth a check

Post by **johnny** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:50 pm

wo88les wrote:this may sound daft but..
Does your petrol filler cap make a vacuum noise when you open it??? if so it could be the tank breather pipe is trapped, happened to my ex years ago, she had to keep the filler cap open when she drove about and eventually took it to the garage where they fixed it for her

I know its a long shot, but worth a check

Thats possible but id start with the battery and altenator as there the more likly cause

Barkerfinlay · Post by **Barkerfinlay** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:12 am

Ok cheers a mechanics looking over it this afternoon so will keep you posted

bandit_tom · Post by **bandit_tom** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:28 am

im having what i think is exactly the same problem with my 1.4 corsa.
the described symptom of the dash lights dimming also happens, but the battery is fully charged and there is plenty of juice coming out of the alternator.
as your driving down the road, for apparently no reason the engine management light will come on and the engine will die for a few minutes?

it may be worth noting that when i did the paperclip test the engine management light just flashed around 85 times then stopped.
i also checked on the off chance that there was a spark coming from the plugs and there was nothing.

im really interested in what your mechanic says about this

thanks
Tom

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