Starting Problems!

[X MRS CRASHDUMMY X]

hi i have a 2.3 galaxy ghia x petrol manual and she has troubles starting she turns but with no actual ignition i've read about the dreaded relay 30 on here and was wondering if this could be the problem please help!

[frogeye]

hi i have a 2.3 galaxy ghia x petrol manual and she has troubles starting she turns but with no actual ignition i've read about the dreaded relay 30 on here and was wondering if this could be the problem please help!

 

Does this ever start? Is it a sudden occurance or been getting worse for a while? What is the LED doing on the corner of the drivers door whilst it is turning over?

 

Frogeye

[X MRS CRASHDUMMY X]

hi i have a 2.3 galaxy ghia x petrol manual and she has troubles starting she turns but with no actual ignition i've read about the dreaded relay 30 on here and was wondering if this could be the problem please help!

 

Does this ever start? Is it a sudden occurance or been getting worse for a while? What is the LED doing on the corner of the drivers door whilst it is turning over?

 

Frogeye

 

 

yeah she starts sometimes but not at any particular time like wen its hot or cold, one day all of a sudden it just wouldn't start and we found a pipe had split but fixed that and it still did it, it happens everyday probably about three to four times a day and now you ask the LED flashes really fast.

 

thanks for answering

[David Armstrong]

I have a 51 plate 2.3 manual petrol and have exactly the same problem at the moment. I have changed relay 30 and it made no difference, I have checked relay 167 and it is oprerating properly, I can start the car without relay 167 in place but as it runs the fuel pump it eventually cuts out, so it is not 167 either. I have checked for loose connections at the back of the relays and also opened up relays to check the connections but have not found any issues yet. I started to open up the main wiring loom last night to look for any joints in a brown wire from relay 30 which has been mentioned in this forum before, I found lots of other cables jointed (made by manufacturer not by me) but not one in the brown wire yet though I intend to look at the weekend in daylight.

 

As this is an intermittent fault it is hard to find, I don't know if I have been sold a duff relay.

[frogeye]

yeah she starts sometimes but not at any particular time like wen its hot or cold, one day all of a sudden it just wouldn't start and we found a pipe had split but fixed that and it still did it, it happens everyday probably about three to four times a day and now you ask the LED flashes really fast.

 

thanks for answering

 

Yes, I definitely point the finger at relay 30 (about