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[zYx]

Is the fuel pump running while you crank the engine,

I'm sure it does, but I'd need to verify it :>

and do the needles on the speedometer and rev counter bounce as you start cranking?

Yes they do bounce.

I'm wondering if the crank sensor was on it's way out, and it's finally failed completely.

I believe the crank sensor was replaced about 4 years ago and not because it failed, but because the wire was too close to the exhaust manifold.

At this point I think the battery is low anyway. I can get the jump leads out and keep trying with a different battery or a car...

[Kevin Wood]

Charge it up and give it a few cranks with your foot on the floor before trying to start it again. I wonder if it's been misfiring and has now flooded as a result. Cranking with the throttle floored activates a flood clear mode where no fuel is injected.

[zYx]

OK I connected the op - com and it seems to be linked with my car. Current battery voltage is 10.7V.

What data should I look at if I manage to start the car? Should I get some Vpower as at the moment I've got 20 litres of sainsburys 95 octane..

I also got Wynns cleaning solution. Should I add it?

[zYx]

All other components are working, that is fuel pump etc. op - com shows it all and I just took the plugs out from bank 1-3-5 and all plugs were wet.

[martin42]

Engine was flooded,dry all the plugs before restarting engine.

[zYx]

Ok, 1-3-5 are now dry. Now to 2-4-6......

[martin42]

If you have a battery charger,charge battery up before starting,or jump start it.

[zYx]

If you have a battery charger,charge battery up before starting,or jump start it.

I got another car next to mine at the moment.

[zYx]

I've managed to start the engine, and it wasn't running fine, but I left it running for a while revving it from time to time and eventually the problem went away. I did put about 6 litres of Vpower plus a little bit of that wynns stuff and the engine is running perfectly fine now

Mark was probably right and nothing needed replacing at this time, however the plugs and the coil packs did look like they needed changing very soon anyways. I think.

Guys, do you think it was caused by that dodgy/eco petrol in Germany?

[kevinp58]

Dodgy petrol does cause the things that you have posted and seeing as you have now added some nitro to it and it gradually got better and is now running good then it all points to that. 

[zYx]

Cool, thank you all for taking your time here. Hopefully this will help somebody else with so many misfires...

Do you avoid any petrol stations? Did you notice the Y32SE to be running any different depending on where you filled your tank?

[kevinp58]

Cool, thank you all for taking your time here. Hopefully this will help somebody else with so many misfires...

Do you avoid any petrol stations? Did you notice the Y32SE to be running any different depending on where you filled your tank?

I only use named brands but saying that I went to my local shell last week that was refurbed begining of last year and filled my van up with diesel and it ran like poo poo so you never can tell 

[zYx]

Hmm.. the shell garage near me has been refurbished recently and they were doing something there again yesterday...

I've been using all petrol stations randomly, so i have a feeling that I made a big mistake there and then in Germany last year in August. Bloody eco crap

[05omegav6]

Tesco ultimate is reputed to be ok, but their regular can be hit and miss locally.
I predominantly use Shell, and a tank of V power every so often along with a couple of cans of wynns injector cleaner . Works a treat at blowing cobwebs away