Lazywilly

hi ya guys!started my car 2 days ago engine light came on!and fans came on!took her for a drive engine light still on and fans still on!tried to start her yesterday she turned over but wont fire!fans were runin soon as i turned the key!can anyone help please!

B4D HK

iTrader: (15)

doesnt sound to healthy mate, we could be here all day guessing what it could be.
Get it booked in with Thwaites Developments (mention WMI)

http://www.thwaitesdevelopments.co.uk/

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Lazywilly

are they very expensive tho?

B4D HK

iTrader: (15)

Give me two seconds bud Im just asking my crystal ball

There is a reason WMI use them, they are good, reasonable and genuine.

You have bought a performance car, not a economical one, take it to a specialist who knows what they are doing

Black Widow

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+1

Lazywilly

point taken!thanx!

sy.

iTrader: (8)

if fans running constant poss engine temp sensor fault also known to affect starting but more so on a warm engine as lots of faults hard to diag over a forum but basics first is cranking power down due to constant fans?? its better if you have an slight idea of your fault before tacking to any garage or else costs could be as guest at at the fault its self, IMO that is

Lagamorph

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If you do take to a garage take it to a reputable specialists! I hear so many horror storys where some back street garage or some so called specialist has tried to tackle the problem and just made it worse! I had a similar issue with something simple like suspension just to try and save a few quid I've ended up spending double that amount to put it right

B4D HK

iTrader: (15)

and thats another reason why WMI was setup

sy.

iTrader: (8)

Agree BUT even the with the so called best garages you leave your self open if you dont have the slightest idea yourself first also you could end up paying so called good/specialist prices for a simple job you or even a local garage could have done for a fraction of the cost!!! This is why i pref not to make recommendations as there is no 1 garage/specialist fits all, worse so when there are probs hence why i always stick to IMO

Lagamorph

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Well yes whatever ground work you can do yourself will help that goes without saying..... you wouldnt turn up and just throw keys at them and say its broke fix it. All companys will have pros and cons but all I meant was that IF you do take it to your local spanner monkey expect a total spanner to work on it

Black Widow

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Think this thread need putting to bed.

Lazywilly

thanx for all your advice guys! the guys from thwaites came to me and had a look! which i thought was very good service!the recovery vehicle then took it over to their workshop! i will let you no what happens! thanx again!

Lazywilly

Hi ya guys! my car is back on the road!they done compression test!which was a bit low!but the more they turned it over the compression went up!they did say that the oil was not pushin the lifters up!they put the plugs back in and she fired up!thanx for all your advice guys!hope to meet up soon!

sy.

iTrader: (8)

oil was not pushing the lifters up??????

Lazywilly

to be fair guys dont understand the technical side! he said the oil had dropped to low to push the lifters up to the pistons!oil maybe to thin or cold!but shes back on the road!