AU wont start

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

Hi all,

Long time no see.

I had a rare spike in motivation and decided to start getting the car back to its former glory.

When I went to start it, the battery was beyond dead. I replaced it and it tried to crank but wouldn't start. I put some fresh 98 in it, and still no luck.

When I turn the ignition on, I don't hear the fuel pump prime, which I am thinking is the cause.

I did a bit of searching around forums and saw it could be the BEM, which I am doubting given how close it gets to starting. I went to an auto shop and got some aerostart, which almost got it going but still no luck.

I tried to follow steps online to reprogramme the keys but didn't seem to work

Any other suggestions what it could be? I am going to order a higher pressure walbro intake pump just in case. It will be needed for when its boosted anyway, and will also rule out one possible fault.

Thanks in advance,
Matt!

[superroo]

What's the security light (hand) doing?

With the keys locked out of the BEM you will be able to crank the engine and this light will flash constantly.

[Ben]

Could be a fair few things, are you getting spark, fuel and injector pulse?

Seen a fair few cars that have been sitting a long time and wont start due to plugs

[Spurious]

Remove the fuel pump & put it to power if you can (not sure what voltage), & see if it runs.
If the BEM was powerless for sometime, it could be that it's not recognising the key chip.

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

Turns out it was the fuel pump. Last night I installed a walbro in-tank.
Starts and runs but is running very rich.

Will be good when the turbo is strapped back on.

Thanks for the suggestions all. Thankfully it wasn't the BEM forgetting me.