Hello.

I have been recommended by my friends to ask a question regarding a problem 
I have with my car. It is a Rover and it won't start. I have checked the oil 
and other things that it says in the book that you get with it but it wont 
start. I really can't afford to take it to the garage they charge to much. 
Can anyone here help me? I dont want to end up getting rid of it but i don't 
know what else to do. I wish I never bought it now. I hope to hear from you 
soon.

Thankyou.

"Freddy 00009"  wrote in message 
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>
>
> Hello.
>
> I have been recommended by my friends to ask a question regarding a 
> problem I have with my car. It is a Rover and it won't start. I have 
> checked the oil and other things that it says in the book that you get 
> with it but it wont start. I really can't afford to take it to the garage 
> they charge to much. Can anyone here help me? I dont want to end up 
> getting rid of it but i don't know what else to do. I wish I never bought 
> it now. I hope to hear from you soon.
>
> Thankyou.
>

You have to be a bit more informative here. By 'won't start' do you mean it 
spins over but won't fire up, or won't even spin over? If it does spin over 
does it do so sluggishly or with gusto?

Rob Graham

In message <489df023$1_3@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, Freddy 00009 
 writes
>
>
>Hello.
>
>I have been recommended by my friends to ask a question regarding a problem
>I have with my car. It is a Rover and it won't start. I have checked the oil
>and other things that it says in the book that you get with it but it wont
>start. I really can't afford to take it to the garage they charge to much.
>Can anyone here help me? I dont want to end up getting rid of it but i don't
>know what else to do. I wish I never bought it now. I hope to hear from you
>soon.
>
>Thankyou.

I think you really need to furnish us with a little more detail than 
what you have given us to date. Start by telling us what sort of "Rover" 
and take it from there.

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Freddy 00009 wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I have been recommended by my friends to ask a question regarding a
> problem I have with my car. It is a Rover and it won't start. I have
> checked the oil and other things that it says in the book that you
> get with it but it wont start. I really can't afford to take it to
> the garage they charge to much. Can anyone here help me? I dont want
> to end up getting rid of it but i don't know what else to do. I wish
> I never bought it now. I hope to hear from you soon.
>
> Thankyou.

Has it got sufficient fuel of the correct type?

"Mrcheerful"  wrote in message 
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> Freddy 00009 wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> I have been recommended by my friends to ask a question regarding a
>> problem I have with my car. It is a Rover and it won't start. I have
>> checked the oil and other things that it says in the book that you
>> get with it but it wont start. I really can't afford to take it to
>> the garage they charge to much. Can anyone here help me? I dont want
>> to end up getting rid of it but i don't know what else to do. I wish
>> I never bought it now. I hope to hear from you soon.
>>
>> Thankyou.
>
> Has it got sufficient fuel of the correct type?
>

Hello again,

Thankyou for the replies, sorry that I was a bit vague earlier. When you 
turn the car over, the starter moter spins & spins. Sometimes it won't fire 
and sometimes it splutters with smoke comingout of the exhaust. I have 
checked the battery, all seems ok. The lights work and have tried jump 
starting the car to no avail. Its a Rover 200 petrol.

> Thankyou for the replies, sorry that I was a bit vague earlier. When you
> turn the car over, the starter moter spins & spins. Sometimes it won't 
> fire and sometimes it splutters with smoke comingout of the exhaust. I 
> have checked the battery, all seems ok. The lights work and have tried 
> jump starting the car to no avail. Its a Rover 200 petrol.
>
>
>
So, the starter motor spins the engine perfectly OK and the engine tries to 
catch but fails. Can we assume that when you last used it it was running 
well, and you stopped it and now are faced with these symptoms? If so, how 
long was it between when you stopped it and now are trying to start it? Is 
the weather damp now but was dry before?

Incidentally, don't blow your gasket about Rovers. This problem could happen 
to any make! I've had a Rover 216 for about 12 years and it's been virtually 
faultless.

Rob Graham

"Freddy 00009"  wrote in message
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> "Mrcheerful"  wrote in message
> news:zrnnk.40023$E41.14266@text.news.virginmedia.com...
>> Freddy 00009 wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I have been recommended by my friends to ask a question regarding a
>>> problem I have with my car. It is a Rover and it won't start. I have
>>> checked the oil and other things that it says in the book that you
>>> get with it but it wont start. I really can't afford to take it to
>>> the garage they charge to much. Can anyone here help me? I dont want
>>> to end up getting rid of it but i don't know what else to do. I wish
>>> I never bought it now. I hope to hear from you soon.
>>>
>>> Thankyou.
>>
>> Has it got sufficient fuel of the correct type?
>>
>
> Hello again,
>
> Thankyou for the replies, sorry that I was a bit vague earlier. When you
> turn the car over, the starter moter spins & spins. Sometimes it won't fire
> and sometimes it splutters with smoke comingout of the exhaust. I have
> checked the battery, all seems ok. The lights work and have tried jump
> starting the car to no avail. Its a Rover 200 petrol.

When you turn it over how dose it smell? Like there is plenty of petrol
getting through?

Dose it seem to be turning over more quickly than normal?



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