Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club - will not start in the mornings :-(

theviper · Post by **theviper** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:38 am

the last 2 days the car has not started in the morning at all it turn's over fine and even with a battary pack on the car it just spin's but if i leave it til later in the day when it warms up the car will start but i have to put my foot to the floor and rev it to about 6K as anythink before it is like it is misfiring and want to cuts out but as soon as i have reved it high it is fine again for the whole day

any ideas please as start new job monday and will be leaving at 6am

Thank's
Pete

E_T_V · Post by **E_T_V** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:05 pm

Check/change the HT leads, rotor arm and distributer cap, as these can cause poor damp starting. Also check the connections to the coil near the battery as they can get wet or loose.

rosspti · Post by **rosspti** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:54 am

Hi,

I used to have a 214 Sli L Reg before my current 218 SLD Turrbo.
The problem you have sounds familiar. I would suggest taking off the distributer cap and drying it out insite - even a small amount of condensation will cause problem and the misfiring due to unburnt fuel. Worst case will be total loss of power and needed the AA to come out when you're parked in tescos!!! (Before I learned how to sort it). If it does the trick then I suggest using water repelling oil - such as Duckams. Spray around the outside of the area and it will help to prevent moisture getting in. The worst thing you can do is park on grass as the morning dew will rise and go straight in to the engine.

Secondly you could investigate the stepper motor.

Cheers

maccymaccy · Post by **maccymaccy** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:07 am

rosspti wrote: I used to have a 214 Sli L Reg before my current 218 SLD Turrbo.
Cheers

I had a problem starting my 218SLD turbo this AM. A work colleague suggested that it may benefit from a new set of coils (I mean glow-plugs here!) Is this feasible? Or could it be something else? It is due in for an oil change on Monday as well - as it hasn't been changed for a while. Could old oil hinder morning start up as well?

Cheers

theviper · Post by **theviper** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:44 am

It was the HT Leads that was the problem with mine i changed them and the car the fine now :-)

Thank's Pete

maccymaccy · Post by **maccymaccy** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:51 pm

theviper wrote:It was the HT Leads that was the problem with mine i changed them and the car the fine now :-)

It has to be the glow-plugs because I have just found out that with mine been a diesel it doesn't have HT Leads! *laughs*

...at least I know now