Oh great and wise HDI Gurus...

[Mattinthehat]

ok so fitted new crank pulley, and tried to start it and its died battery is out of juice which says to me it wasnt properly charged as a few attempts and it died so could it be the alternator not charging the battery properly? Seems that if the battery was not fully charged the starter motor would take a few attempts to start the engine, as the battery drains it would take more and more attempts draining the battery further and making the issue worse and would also explains Nial's ECU explanation about needing 8-18v to fire the injectors, if the drain on the battery from the starter motor is sufficient to take the ECU below operating voltage then the car would be difficult to start- am i right or what?

Also i left it turning a bit and it spluttered like it was going to fire up but then just kept turning and nothing after that...

So now i have to get a jump or bump it to get it going, very strange how the battery is drained after a few attempts....

Also i checked the fuel pump and its pumping fuel ok so im pretty sure the problem is further up the chain although Ruan would disagree lol!