Will not start

2003 Fiat Doblo jtd

Car: Fiat Doblo
Year: 2003
Variant: jtd

Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss

i recently aquired my fiat doblo which has its problems. I cannot seem to get her to start. it all started with the cold weather we had over christmas . i put a jump pack on because the battery had died and she wouldnt start, this was unsuccessful. I waited till after christmas phoned a local dealer who told me that i had probably wiped the keycode through using the jump pack whith the key in the ignition first?? (not heard this before , and neither had mr green flag.) so took it to main dealer £40 lighter in the pocket and still no joy a local engineer checked cam belt and other obvious things and tested the injector rail.. he found no power to the injectors and left it there was a fault with the immobiliser on the car which kinda brings us back to the key code thing again. so im stuck... any thoughhts or ideas would be greatfully received right now as theres a little bald patch slowly increasing in size on my head where im pulling it all out right now
cheers adam

Problem added: Feb 17, 2011 (13 years ago)

djwadey

Points: 6

never heard of that one either,so everytime you get a flat battery or disconnect it then the immobiliser loses the plot,sounds like bull to me,would have thought immobiliser fault would bring a warning light on dash?have you checked for fault codes by any chance?have you tried renewing or recharging battery?check all the fuses,is engine cranking over?good compression etc,does the car start with easystart?

Answered Feb 17, 2011 (13 years ago)

2145simon

Points: 1,055

mr green flag tried easy start and he had his van hooked up with jump leads. which didnt help although to be honest i noticed the van didnt hold the charge as when the leads were removed it was still very flat... the engine seems to turn over as you would expect with the power leads attatched. i dont have anyway of testing compression i'd have to take it back to the local gaarage to get her checked. green flag man had these little lights he plugged in to the lead that plugs on the injector which didnt light up when i turned the engine over so he decided it was imobiliser fault. any ideas??

Answered Feb 17, 2011 (13 years ago)

djwadey

Points: 6

forgot to mention the green flag guy tried to read fault codes but he only got a connection error. he put that down to his being a cheap machine he says he always has problems reading deisel engine fault codes ?? bizzar lol

Answered Feb 17, 2011 (13 years ago)

djwadey

Points: 6

you need to get it to a garage that has good diagnostic reader for them to check fault codes and do a compression test,and you need to sort the flat battery as well then check charge rate etc,

Answered Feb 18, 2011 (13 years ago)

2145simon

Points: 1,055

i suspect the battery is the problem with the non start. the ECU likes to see a good voltage before injectors fired. May also have a starter that is playing up and drawing a large current.

Answered Feb 18, 2011 (13 years ago)

paulieone

Points: 1,801

my van is doing same as yours i used jump leads too can u tell me how u got yours sorted cheers

Answered Feb 22, 2011 (13 years ago)

len

Points: 4

van is still in the garage at the moment. The mechanic surgested a solution of charging the battery and then leaving side lights on for 20 mins apparently this resets the ecu on some renults he seems to think it may work on fiat. time will tell he has a diesel specialist coming over either later today or tomorrow so will will no more then. as soon as mine is running i will let you know what the solution was if it helps. if in the meantime you find a solution that works for you please post here thanks

Answered Feb 23, 2011 (13 years ago)

djwadey

Points: 6

think it has something to do with ecu still waiting to here form fiat had the key code done that did work at all place in england can fix the ecu unit if need be hey have a site meant to by very helpful going to give them a ring tomorrow there site is bba-reman.com number is 01634687222 it ma also be a fuse problem hopefully

Answered Feb 23, 2011 (13 years ago)

len

Points: 4

ok still no further foward with this problem. i've tried the keycode, fuses and even tried swapping ecu's still no change what so ever. i am really pulling my hair out over this one. please any ideas welcome

Answered Mar 18, 2011 (13 years ago)

djwadey

Points: 6

i got my van going if u no an auto spark he can by pass the key code u need to change the key barrel as well as the new ecu all so the dash but its not nessary the milage on the clock will flash if you dont if u wat call me on 07730404289

Answered Apr 12, 2011 (13 years ago)

len

Points: 4

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