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Hi all car wont start its got fuel , when you turn the key it just clicks ,but when you push the wires in the black box on the right hand side of the engine bay it started ,but turn the engine off then it wont start z. now it just clicks ,can it be anything to do with the engine cut off valve. thanks
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Is this a 2.0 HDi or a 1.9 xud?
Sounds like a wire/connection loose somewhere, are the battery terminals good and tight?
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I agree, check the earths!!
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clicking suggests bad battery, is alternator charging ok?
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my guess now!
have you checked the congenuator next to the thingybobulator
serious now theres not enough info about make, model ,engine variant to even guess its a car
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hiya sorry been off awhile , yes it a earth wire on the gearbox /engine many many thanks .