No ignition

Vulpes · Post by **Vulpes** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:36 pm

went to move my car today and no ignition. battery fully charged, interior lights, headlights etc but not even auxiliary works in the ignition. Any ideas ? Bum ignition switch ???

Post by **Alspos** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:20 pm

Do you get anything when you turn the key? Terminals on starter tight and clean? Whack it with a hammer? Errmmm.......

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:51 am

Vulpes wrote:went to move my car today and no ignition. battery fully charged, interior lights, headlights etc but not even auxiliary works in the ignition. Any ideas ? Bum ignition switch ???

Electricity is black magic to me

But I would have checked all fuses and the main fuseable link near the battery and the connections to the starter and the main earth.
Sorry I can't be more helpful. :(

Vulpes · Post by **Vulpes** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:14 am

Thanks guys. Nothing at all when key is turned. Fusible link was the first thing I checked and it is fine. By-passed it and still nothing. No loose wires on starter motor. Any fuse control this ?

popup · Post by **popup** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:26 am

Time to get the multimeter out I think. If you remove the trim below the steering wheel you should get access to a large plug from the back of the ignition barrel. Check on there for 12v.

popup · Post by **popup** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:33 am

Check all fusible links too, the ones in the metal box next to the battery too. The ECI one is just for the injection system. What you have sounds like no power reaching ignition switch.

Vulpes · Post by **Vulpes** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:02 am

Thanks popup, I have checked the fusible links in the box but need to buy a multi-meter to check the ignition power. thanks will check it out.

popup · Post by **popup** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 7:20 pm

Its quite easy to take the ignition barrel apart as well if you suspect that is the problem. Somewhere on the starquestclub there is a link to that professor quest who shows taking one apart and cleaning it up.

ProZac · Post by **ProZac** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:04 pm

Have you checked the aux fusible links over by the air-box aswell? They're just floating, no mounts or anything. They connect the alternator loom (and thus battery) to the fusebox and ignition switch.

JDSTAZ45 · Post by **JDSTAZ45** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:07 pm

Just remembered I had an issue with this on a S2 JA I had. The connection to the ignition coil near the fuselink was the culprit.
Check for loose connections around there. Or is the coil stuffed?

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:54 am

Does the coil have a condenser as they used to fail in my old cars .

ProZac · Post by **ProZac** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:48 am

Hah! Nah, they're for cars with points that don't like the sparky sparky. :-).

Vulpes · Post by **Vulpes** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 6:23 pm

Problem solved. Somehow and I have no idea how the plug at the end of the ignition wires became unplugged. Weird. All good now.

popup · Post by **popup** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:18 am

:beer

hoongirl · Post by **hoongirl** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 4:27 pm

Coming along on the Cruise Daz?

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