Vvc ht lead bungs

[zebedee]

So the car won't fire at the moment after washing it in freezing conditions. I have removed the strip cover on the engine cover and one of the ht leads Is standing proud about 1 cm with the splined parts of that long rubber bung showing. The other 3 are flush. So that is prime suspect.

A. How has that happened when the engine isn't misfiring?
B. is it easy enough to pull off so I can get a hair drier in there to dry it off
C. How do you push the bung back down, it seems very stiff, but then I stopped trying on the basis I might do b above.

Cheers

[zebedee]

On further investigation it seems the cap part is proud because it has split from the bung, which I guess means it isn't likely to be a reason for water to get where it shouldn't. Still not firing though, fuse fine and smells of petrol so sparking the issue. Anyone any ideas other than trying to dry the coil pack thing with a hair drier?

[kambites]

Drying things out will probably get it firing again but wont stop it happening again. Is it failing ot fire on any cylinder?

[zebedee]

It has never done it before and was running fine. Then I washed it in sub zero conditions 3 or 4
days ago, still won't fire.

[zebedee]

Just turns over and over, engine management light on now too, not sure if it was on before

[saaby93]

Something else

[zebedee]

Something else what? Some bits are still wet so hopefully with warmer days it will dry out but getting very annoying!

[zebedee]

Still won't start, will have to trailer it off to a garage it seems, should have dried out by now.

[saaby93]

yep
The leccy will be hiding somewhere
check the plugs on other sensors
Tap the MFRU relay box under the ECU box
Look to see if fuses ok
Immobiliser blinks
Is anything else not working?

[zebedee]

Thanks,

Immobiliser blinks, everything else working, where is the relay box exactly, behind the engine near side? Other connectors should be ok as it was all working until I washed it.

[zebedee]

I checked the ignition fuse, 10 a and that was fine

[zebedee]

Found the relay box, poked about a bit, tried it and it sounded like maybe one cylinder fired once after a second, then it just went to churning over and over again. Am sure everything is bone dry now. Might have to take the plugs out and clean them up, see if I am getting a spark too?