K11 1.3 auto - Conked out, now wont start

[richardson]

I was driving home a few weeks ago and my micra conked out and would not restart, i can hear the fuel pump priming but have no spark and i think it may be the coil . but i dont know how to test it - i have a multimetre. so some quick instructions would be awsome :grinning:

or do you think it could be somthing else??
its a 1995 so no NATS.

cheers
mike.

 

[flash22]

have you tryed giving the gear selector a jiggle -inside and also on top of the gearbox) iirc there is a starter inhibitor on the gearbox selector switch ( what sits on to of the gearbox)

the inhibitor is there to stop you starting the car in gear and over time knackering the gearbox

Just an idea as its a common fault in damp weather and older auto's (after ten years or so the grease in the selector switch drys out)

do you know if your brake lights/ reverse lights flicker at all ??

 

[flash22]

another quick suggestion

with the engine off but the ignition on run the through the gears from park down to 1st then back to park do it a few time and see if it will start. if it does its deffo the inhibitor switch. if you google it tis a common fault

 

[richardson]

I cant say iv notied my lights, but i havt seen the car in a week (at my parents house) i will give the gear selector a wiggle and investigate. My only thought on that is that when you select R or D it wont let you start the car but it does not turn over just turns everything off, but at the moment it will turn over. Thats why i think its more engine related.

on a side note - are micras quite quiet when turning over? it seems very quiet compared to other cars iv owned????

cheers, mike

 

[flash22]

you shouldnt be able to start the car unless its in park (this is the inhibitor switch)

silly question the frost/cold/snow hasnt killed the battery ??, check the battery with a multi meter it should be around 11.5-12v any lower and the battery will of had it esp in this weather

fixed a few micras over the years but what you saying does sound like the inhibitor switch, had the same symptoms on a 1.4 auto corsa (my own car) i re-packed the switch with grease what lasted about a year then i ordered a new switch never had the problem again

 

[ferritboy]

As you say there is no spark i would check the dizzy cap, rotar arm.... or leads. It maybe the dizzy or as you say the coil?

 

[richardson]

still broken

right, i have changed the coil and it has not worked, gave the selector a good wiggle up and down - nothing. i still think its spark related but i dont think its the leads or cap cos the car cut out while i was driving and it wouldnt do that - and it would probs start again just run poo.

so micra dudes - any othe ideas???

all help is as always greatly appriciated :grinning:
mike