Hi guys ive had my car stored away for about five years now i tried starting it yesterday but it wont start its a genuine vl calais turbo i put a new battery in plus plugs and leads and about twenty litres of new v power fuel it turns over and sort of spatters and pops but just wont start its getting fuel and has got spark have tried playing with the timing but it doesnt make a difference has anyone got any ideas on what it can be or had the same problem any advice would be appreciated cheers guys

remove all 6 sparkies and see if they are wet.. any dry ones will tell you which injectors are fubar or if all of them, fuel system has blockage. 5 years.... probably clogged injectors or the fuel hose on the pump inside the tank has gone rotten. pop the sender out and check its ok.. put a new fuel filter in also at same time. the intake pump or high pressure pump could be struggling also. really need to flush the lines out, see if you can drain the fuel rail get some injector cleaner in there... might have to remove it though.

Thanks bud got it started after trying for about 8 hours like you said it ended up starting after i changed the fuel filter and got some clean fuel + injector cleaner in the rail its running now but rough and miss firing so ill go right though it now and change pumps and get the injectors cleaned thanks mate

I'm thinking mine has a similar problem has been sitting around for about 9 months, at first started after a few attempts and spluttered and carried on, but now won't start at all. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

in your case it could well be just contaminated fuel. after 6 months the fuel has deteriorated to the point that its only good for parts washing fluid. If any fuel with ethanol was ever left in the tank, the old rubber fuel lines start to break down and become a possible burst hazzard.