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28 XM won't start
I have quite an urgent problem. I live in the countryside and just as I really needed my car to get into the
town it won't start. The car is a XM -90, injection multipoint. What happens is that the starterengine turns
around OK, but the engine fails to ignite. Sometimes i can here it start for a very short while, but then
nothing more.
Does anyone know what to check? Perhaps a sensor or a relay? I'm not very good at cars, especially
not injection-engines, so I would appreciate quite a good description of where to look.
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I had the same on mine it was the wire to the fuel pump try listerning to it and see if it is working .
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Hi, check the cable harness block situated just under the air ducting from the air filter to the mixture?
block. The block is just forward of the distributor when you look at it from the left wing. I believe it the lead
coloured yellow. you have to jump the cable connector block,with another lead, just cut into the fuel
pump lead on both sides of the connector block.
I dont know what the connector pin number is.
A known fault my garage told me!
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This time the problem was with the fuel pump connector. I removed it, and then put it back again, and
that was all I had to do.
It's accessible from the inner compartment, under the right rear seat. You'll find it under a plastic lid.
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Had this not too long ago as well, my 2.0i didn't start. Called the AA and they just touched the wiring
inside. electrical wiring is extremely bad on early models. Just carefully check the plugs and the wiring
right of the engine. Have the wires replaced or grouped as soon as you get the chance.
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