2001 jimny soft topstarting probs

right mate the engine is a 16 valve sohc lump got told it was an 8 valve but just pulled a sticker off the timing belt cover

Hope this helps.
DIRTYDOGZ.

j999pre wrote: The spanish hard tops sometimes have the crankshaft sensor middle of the front of the sump from underneath close to the crank pulley. Check for a wire running to it.

didnt think the spanish made hard tops only soft tops

go back to basics and start again
1 check fuel
2 check for a spark buy puling a plug lead off and placing a plug in the end of the to leads not coils and earth it out and crank to see if it sparks
3 check spark plugs
4 test ohms resistance on the cam sensor then check when engine is turning over it should change the value on a multimeter
5 if it has a crank sensor do the same
6 failing that call the AA RAC to plug it in the diagnostics to see whats up if you dont have home start tow it down the road a mile or to then call them if he clears all the error codes from where you have unpluged thing and turned it over then reread the codes after a few cranks of the engine then there should be the fault that it the problem
7 but then again it could be an imobiliser fault have you a spare ket to try may be the chip in the key has had a funny fit and lost the code
8 decoder ring on the ignition barral
9 imobiliser unit
10 ecu/ecm (engine control unit/modual)

its the crank sensor we are looking for on a 16 valve sohc we have found a allal key bolt above the oil filter with a plaggy cap with wot looks like a single wire to it

sorry an allen key bolt. :silly:
god i hate sundays

markyp2000 wrote:

j999pre wrote: The spanish hard tops sometimes have the crankshaft sensor middle of the front of the sump from underneath close to the crank pulley. Check for a wire running to it.

didnt think the spanish made hard tops only soft

Sorry meant soft tops