car wont start and misfires - stranded, please help
11 January 2015, 08:20 PM
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do you feel like you wasted your time posting? would you like a refund on your comment? mabey just dont post on my threads at all? then we would all be happy!
11 January 2015, 08:23 PM
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because i wanted as much infomation as i could. i wanted to fix it myself and i like to not rely on one person. they also took 2 hours to get here.
do you feel like you wasted your time posting? would you like a refund on your comment? mabey just dont post on my threads at all? then we would all be happy!
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post a question which nobody could confirm the answer too and even if they could you have no tools to fix it
or call the aa man who will have the tools and knowledge to do the repair on the spot.
11 January 2015, 09:17 PM
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One thing which would have helped on this occasion was if you had used the trip. I always use it on mine and I know that 250-300 miles is my limit, depending on how I drive. Worth noting for the future. How many miles was your trip since you filled up? I assume that the fill up fixed the problem? May be the code flashed up as the pump was being starved of fuel.
11 January 2015, 09:33 PM
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12 January 2015, 04:40 AM
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Hi there
As above replace fuel pump,you should be able to do it yourself its not hard to do so
And as above you can't start on LPG alone,you need to first start on petrol and then switch to LPG,you always need to carry in fuel tank fuel
Thanks,Jura
As above replace fuel pump,you should be able to do it yourself its not hard to do so
And as above you can't start on LPG alone,you need to first start on petrol and then switch to LPG,you always need to carry in fuel tank fuel
Thanks,Jura
12 January 2015, 06:11 PM
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Not strictly true about needing petrol to start, it depends on the system and how it is set up
I had my Range Rover converted in 2000, and it started on LPG fine, I used to prime it by turning the ignition off and on a few times
Although if it was really really cold then it may have needed a petrol start (but that was only a few times a year)
I had my Range Rover converted in 2000, and it started on LPG fine, I used to prime it by turning the ignition off and on a few times
Although if it was really really cold then it may have needed a petrol start (but that was only a few times a year)
12 January 2015, 06:35 PM
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Not strictly true about needing petrol to start, it depends on the system and how it is set up
I had my Range Rover converted in 2000, and it started on LPG fine, I used to prime it by turning the ignition off and on a few times
Although if it was really really cold then it may have needed a petrol start (but that was only a few times a year)
I had my Range Rover converted in 2000, and it started on LPG fine, I used to prime it by turning the ignition off and on a few times
Although if it was really really cold then it may have needed a petrol start (but that was only a few times a year)
Yes in cold winter you should start on Petrol
Thanks,Jura
13 January 2015, 12:38 PM
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ok.
bit off confusion about the gas system.
normally it will start on petrol and switch to gas once warmed up.
most systems however do allow you to start on gas if you hold the button down when starting for special occasions.
in my system the car will still use petrol for tip in enrichment and it adds a little petrol on mild to WOT. it helps it run better and lubes the valves a tiny bit
i didnt actually realise untill sunday how much my car relied on the petrol when it was running on gas. hence it barely running and being really ****
bit off confusion about the gas system.
normally it will start on petrol and switch to gas once warmed up.
most systems however do allow you to start on gas if you hold the button down when starting for special occasions.
in my system the car will still use petrol for tip in enrichment and it adds a little petrol on mild to WOT. it helps it run better and lubes the valves a tiny bit
i didnt actually realise untill sunday how much my car relied on the petrol when it was running on gas. hence it barely running and being really ****
13 January 2015, 12:40 PM
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ok.
bit off confusion about the gas system.
normally it will start on petrol and switch to gas once warmed up.
most systems however do allow you to start on gas if you hold the button down when starting for special occasions.
in my system the car will still use petrol for tip in enrichment and it adds a little petrol on mild to WOT. it helps it run better and lubes the valves a tiny bit
i didnt actually realise untill sunday how much my car relied on the petrol when it was running on gas. hence it barely running and being really ****
bit off confusion about the gas system.
normally it will start on petrol and switch to gas once warmed up.
most systems however do allow you to start on gas if you hold the button down when starting for special occasions.
in my system the car will still use petrol for tip in enrichment and it adds a little petrol on mild to WOT. it helps it run better and lubes the valves a tiny bit
i didnt actually realise untill sunday how much my car relied on the petrol when it was running on gas. hence it barely running and being really ****
13 January 2015, 12:41 PM
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Yes, but even if it was a faulty part, you wouldn't have had a replacement with you.
One thing which would have helped on this occasion was if you had used the trip. I always use it on mine and I know that 250-300 miles is my limit, depending on how I drive. Worth noting for the future. How many miles was your trip since you filled up? I assume that the fill up fixed the problem? May be the code flashed up as the pump was being starved of fuel.
One thing which would have helped on this occasion was if you had used the trip. I always use it on mine and I know that 250-300 miles is my limit, depending on how I drive. Worth noting for the future. How many miles was your trip since you filled up? I assume that the fill up fixed the problem? May be the code flashed up as the pump was being starved of fuel.
i fully agree
unfortunately A) i had taken the battery off last week so my trip counter got reset
B) its quite hard to predict petrol mileage when on gas. it depends on temperature, number off starts and general driving style.
13 January 2015, 12:44 PM
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so now i need to fix the actual problem
when i filled my car up the gage actualy went up to full! it just dosent seem to be able to go bellow half lol
when i filled my car up the gage actualy went up to full! it just dosent seem to be able to go bellow half lol
13 January 2015, 12:51 PM
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I think mentioning that it ran on lpg in your original post may have helped!
Best is to run it one only petrol for a tankful and see if the problem persists.
Best is to run it one only petrol for a tankful and see if the problem persists.
13 January 2015, 01:02 PM
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the car wasent even using gas when i was trying to get it started so it makes little difference.
how would running it just on petrol help?
13 January 2015, 01:53 PM
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you know what its like though, one part off the tank seems to last ages and some bits go down really quickly. add that to the gas system and the fact that i filled up befor coming back to work and a regular comut. be comes extremely difficult to notice. i just glanced at the gauge and it said i had fuel thats all i needed to know
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