Hey, as the titale says I'm having a problem with my vs 5L not starting when its been running for a while..the only way to make it start is to give it throttle and even then it stutters and wants to stall for the first 20 seconds. could this be incorrect spark plug gapping?? mods to the engine (if this helps) are: stage 2 cam & injector package, extractors. it cranks over fine, but wont start. SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!!! cheers, josh.

Ignition module

oh ok, is this an auto electrician job or can i do anything to test this myself?? are they cheap/easy to install? cheers man ---------- Post added 14-11-10 at 09:51 ---------- in my old VL, the problem was the CAS..do 5L have one?? and in my s15 silvia, i solved this problem by gapping plugs more...

Ign modules usually give up and that's it. I had an Ss that had that issue ended up being somethin with starter mtr

no worries man..spent all day sweating ridiculously changing all plugs, leads, than taking them out again and trying a larger spark plug gap.. complete fail haha!! nothing helped. so now i have my ignition module in the freezer for a while to test if it only starts when cold..mine gets REALLY hot, you can't touch the module after 5 mins of idling. found one on ebay for $135 so i wil give it a go.

my bro had the same prob in his 5l vs calais and it ended up behing the pin in the clip that plugs in to the ignition moduel idnt no how it made it do wat it did not start wen it was hot but it fixed it

it's an odd set up hey... i pulled my module and out blew all the pins and **** with air, opened it up and checked all the insides were still attached... i can only hope it is some how causing all this drama!! otherwise mechanic time $$$$$$$$$$$

so how did you go

i'm gonna get a cheap one tomorrow from wreckers or maybe off a mates 5L and see if it is definately the module. surely it has to be!! i am gonna get one some how i dont care if it's new, used, free, expensive.. i need the car running dammit!!! i heard that a certain mitsubishi magna model uses the exact same bosch ignition module as the 5Litres? i'll post up how i go tomorrow, cheers.

borrow one first. i highly doubt it would be that but stranger things have happend

strange things always happen to my cars haha!! I found out how to do the errors check on dash and i got a code of "16" which is coolant temperature.. aka temp sensor according to some other forum users. $18 from Holden apparently and if they are faulty, it causes the car to over fuel on start up (cold start). FINGERS CROSSED!!!!! ---------- Post added 14-11-10 at 23:01 ---------- yep, problem solved. dis-connected the COOLANT SENSOR PLUG and car starts like gem!!! i'll put a new one in tomorrow. it's been a long/hot day under that damn bonnet.. thanks for everyones input! Cheers.

New it wasn't ign module owell it's sorted now

when my ignition module went it wouldnt start when it was cold