I'll try to keep this fairly short as I'm at work, and add more details once I get home and I've had the chance to check things and have a look.

This morning my car wouldn't start, it turned over fine, it just wouldn't fire. I had this problem on monday night as well, except that after several tries and playing with the throttle it struggled into life. Once it had fired it then ran and drove flawlessly though. I also had this problem once several weeks ago after the car was left out in the hot sun.

One thing I am fairly confident that I can rule out is the battery, as it was replaced very recently and is a Bosch S4. Can anyone tell me what I am likely to need to check? I will check the usual things like plugs etc. it's just strange that it runs flawlessly once it starts. The car was due a service anyway so ideally all of these things would be changed soon, but I'd still like to get to the bottom of this.

The only things that have been done recently are having the exhaust welded back up, and the radiator changed. I'm not sure why, but I have a nagging suspicion that the garage may not have bled the cooling system after doing this, so I'll check to see if there's an airlock when I get home. Does anybody know if this might affect the starting of the car? Could this issue possibly have something to do with the HG? I may get it compression checked.

Basically, I'm going to look into this when I get home, but I was just wondering if anybody had any good ideas as to what specifically it sounds like it might be and what it would be a good idea to check first.

Thank you.

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61k miles Ph.1 Diablo '6 Project Thread

Thank you, how would I check these things?
Is the only way to simply replace them and see if it works?

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61k miles Ph.1 Diablo '6 Project Thread

The CTS has certain resistance values that are available on Autodata for you to check (we have this illustrated in the FAQ as well) the cam sensor I believe also has resistance values which will be different when the sensor picks up metal and when it doesn't. These values should be obtainable through Autodata.

Check the CTS first though, it's also the cheapest.

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"Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"
Peugeot 306 GTi-6
2000 (X), Moonstone

I realise that there's probably a lot of information in the FAQs, which I'll check when I'm at home, but I simply don't have time to browse & search them all at work.

The OP was pre-typed and copied and pasted in.

Thanks for the help.

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^^Why do you seem to think that every engine issue requires injector cleaning?

You seem to have suggested this a few times now.

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"Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"
Peugeot 306 GTi-6
2000 (X), Moonstone

I had mine cleaned. Didnt make the slightest bit of difference.

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Black T'99 Gti - may she rest in peace - written off in a shunt on the A329m

I sent them away. Got a report for before and after. None of them were in a bad way beforehand though. Minor improvement to both flow and spray pattern particularly on injector 3 apparently. Maybe it ran slightly smoother but thats it.

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you should end up with a cleaner burn, which in time will help prevent and possibly even remove a lot of the sooty deposits that are on your exhaust valves and in your manifold. this could help prolong your cat and exhaust lifetime. view it as a preventative maintenance.

as said is not a massively noticable differcence but id say its something needed in a "service" especially if the car is new to you. you never know how low the previous owners have been running the tank between fills. once its done its done nad you can generally illiminate "injector problems" from your list of causes for future problems that arrise.

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Glad you figured it out.

On the subject of injector cleaning, Jimmy does have a point, they ought to be done at some point in a engines life.
I think however, mine will be ok as I've had the injectors from new, only ever run Shell V-Power through them and never run the tank down to where the light comes on.

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"Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"
Peugeot 306 GTi-6
2000 (X), Moonstone

Nothing like getting frustrated and it actually making the car work because of it.

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"Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"
Peugeot 306 GTi-6
2000 (X), Moonstone

ICV was filthy and needed the clean. The car started fine after I'd cleaned it but it was still fairly warm.

This morning the car was very reluctant to catch and although it was turning over fine, it sounded like it was really trying to fire but not quite managing it, and with lots of throttle it spluttered into life and then ran flawlessly, even slightly nicer at idle since the ICV clean.
Reading all the horror stories on here, I'm beginning to get worried that it could be the HG, although that'd be strange as the car really does run very sweetly and pulls like a train in all gears up to the redline with not even the minutest little blip.

There have been other members on here who've discovered that their HG is on the way out before it makes the car run like a dog though so the worry is still there. I've got no mayo and the coolant doesn't seem to be getting pressurised when the car's been left to cool for 1-2 days.

It's going to the garage again on the way home for them to look. I hope it is something silly.

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61k miles Ph.1 Diablo '6 Project Thread

Thatis true, however the car seems to idle completely fine and I'd expect some other noticable symptoms of a faulty ICV.
I think the temp. sensor is probably a good bet because it seems like it's not getting enough fuel when cold and not quite firing up, but the fuel that it does get is igniting, just not enough to start up properly.

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This is part # 1920K9
For a '6, correct?

Edit:
Ordered that. I can't find any threads on it with the search (bar locations etc.), I assume swapping it is fairly straightforward?

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