Suzuki Swift intermittent starting problem.

[boltonbloke]

Hello all. I have a 1990 1 litre hatchback Swift that has a problem with starting. Sometimes it will run fine for a few miles, then I'll switch off the ignition for a while, and when I come to start it again it turns over but wont fire up. A friend of mine reckons its an issue with a dodgy fuel pump. I have located a new one on ebay but am reluctant to pay over a hundred quid for it in case the problem could lie elsewhere. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers.

[Jordi]

Hi, this is predominantly a 4x4 forum but all suzuki owners are welcome.

An engines an engine. Do you know which engine is in it and is it carb or injection?

[mk1joe]

Before you buy any parts you need to do a few checks. Engines need 3 things to run. Fuel, ignition, compression. Check these things are all present.

I had a similar problem once and it was a knackered coil.

If it is the fuel pump I'm sure you can get one somewhere for under a hundred quid.

[donkeychomp]

I was going to say coil and a fuel pump ain't a ton.

[Anton]

I've had this problem once or twice with my Yaris. Eventually I worked out it was the immobiliser not talking to the key properly, and taking the key out of the ignition and putting it back in solved the problem.