Vauxhall Astra Starts Up then Stops??????

[Gaynorvj]

Hello. I have a 1999 V Reg Astra 1.6LS. It started to have trouble starting up a few weeks ago when it would get you to one point but wouldn't start again. We have had numerous people, from the AA to other mechanics tell us different things but it still won't go. Sometimes it would start other days it wouldn't. The ecu light started flashing once and we were told it was an immobiliser problem. The ecu was checked and the immobiliser and keys recoded but it still wouldn't start. We got it started with jump leads and left it running for 45 minutes but it wouldn't start again after we switched it off. We have since replaced the battery but it just won't hold once started. We start it up and rev but it dies to a halt. We don't know what it could be now unless its an immobiliser or fuel fault. Any help or suggestions on how we can check this ourselves without more expense of call outs would be greatly appreciated.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

you need to take it to a garage and get it sorted.get them to let you know whats wrong and the cost before they do the work,then you can decide if its worth it or not.

[matt1e]

hi gaynorvj
I had exactly the same problem when I had my astra its apparently very common on astras and I never did get it sorted though changing the temperature sensor on the cylinder head did cure it for a while (about 3 weeks) before it started conking out again mind you I did get the sensor from the scrappy so maybe it was faulty too then the car got wrote off so never did get to the bottom of it
by the way the car would always start in the morning when cold and was on a "P" plate