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Shrek


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Date: Nov 7, 2010
anyyone got any ideas?
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got a problem with my kelseys fiat brava, can anyone offer their opinion. On friday she was on her way home and went through a ultra large puddle and half way up bourne road her car  started to splutter and then died and she eventually got it started and the car limped and kept kangerooing to ipswich road and we had to tow it home on saturday morning. the car would not start but sounded like the engine was pinking but not firing.
Today I sprayed all the electrical connections with WD-40 then took the air filter out which was dry, the plugs were also dry, so I removed the electronic ignition it out and removed all the leads from plugs to electronic ignition and sprayed them with WD-40, I also sprayed all the electrical connections, connected them all back together and reconnected the battery. I tried to start the car and after a few attempts it started but as you pushed your foot onto the accelerator the car gave a back-fire noise and cut out. I left the car running for a while and started it ,without putting my foot on the accelerator and it started , left it for a while and julie took it round the the block to test it  so I followed her when we got back she said it was coughing and spluttering occasionally while she going round. Could this be a problem that water has entered the electrics and after starting it just needs to dry out, with all the damp weather we have had recently? We don't want to let her drive the car until we get the problem sorted. Any opinions gratefully accepted

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Er,not really knowing too much about the new fangled modern stuff I`d say that the ECU is f............

Best thing to do is to get it scanned to see whats up.Could be expensive,maybe time to look for another.

When wet WD40 conducts electrickery...always best to let it dry out naturally before opening a circuit

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Cudley


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have you checked the compretions mate the valves may be bent if the engine has sucked water into the bore.

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geezer


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Date: Nov 21, 2010
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i had a verry similar problem not too long ago with my mazda. it got dang wet when we ran through some deep water. the dang thing died and took a while to start. the check engine light came on too.it ran like crap till we got home. the next mornin i took the dis. cap off and the wires off too .went and got my wifes hair dryer and went to work with it on that dis. didnt take long and i put it back together and all was good.it dont take much moisture to mess up a distriburator.the hair dryer mite noit fix yours but it did get me goin again.


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Cudley


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howd you get on with it it mate

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