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Car will not start from cold

I have an automatic diahatsu move that has been left unrun for many months due to problems starting the car. The fuel pump and filter have been changed, it has been serviced and the garage have drained the petrol tank as they thought it had been contaminated and cleaned it. It still will not start when the outside temperature is really cold or if it has been left more that a day without it being started

  • Marvin
    Marvin May 11, 2010

    are u losing fuel pressure or spark? u are going to have to find out, also run a trouble code test for possible sensor related issues.

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Yes the best solution is to read the fault codes from the ECU.

This is a fuel injected engine and will rely on the coolant temp sensor, air temp sensor, MAP sensor and possibly the oxygen sensor to provide suitable fueling. I seem to recall the spark and injector timing is via a cam position sensor.

Your best bet might be to have a mobile tuner with an OBD reader make a visit.

You can try to retrieve them yourself:

http://codes.rennacs.com/Petrol-Engine/Japanese-Korean/Daihatsu-Engines.php

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