Problem

[hannah06]

my grandad has just bought me a toyota yaris

it has had a little bump on the front

but for some reason it will not start

any ideas or advice would be very much appreciated

[HowardL]

Have you had it going before?

Did you start it from cold then stop it.?

If so you may have flooded the engine....but i may be something completley different

[hannah06]

Have you had it going before?

Did you start it from cold then stop it.?

If so you may have flooded the engine....but i may be something completley different

on had it since yday and we havent had it started

we thought it might be because there was no petrol in it but we have put a gallon it and still nothing

its not making any noise when turning the key

[Boro Sera]

No noise at all??

Do the indicator lights on the dashboard dim when you turn the key?

[hannah06]

we have managed to get it started

you have to dip the clutch to start it (we asked a next door neighbour who has the same car )

thanks for all your help

[T V O R]

Argh, the old clutch trick! Gets ‘em every time :D

[MEP's Yaris GS]

we have managed to get it started

you have to dip the clutch to start it (we asked a next door neighbour who has the same car )

thanks for all your help

That's standard practise on all manual cars!

[gar]

we have managed to get it started

you have to dip the clutch to start it (we asked a next door neighbour who has the same car )

thanks for all your help

That's standard practise on all manual cars!

That's rubbish!

It may be on some, not standard though! I am in an 02 Yaris 1l, and have NEVER had to do this.

Usualy, it is a charecteristic of an old, tired engine and/or flat Battery!

[Bos]

we have managed to get it started

you have to dip the clutch to start it (we asked a next door neighbour who has the same car )

thanks for all your help

That's standard practise on all manual cars!

That's rubbish!

It may be on some, not standard though! I am in an 02 Yaris 1l, and have NEVER had to do this.

Usualy, it is a charecteristic of an old, tired engine and/or flat Battery!

I can remember that when I learnt to drive it was common practice to start the engine with the clutch depressed ! It puts less pressure on the starter motor and is therefor easer to start the engine.

[stantheman1]

Actually it's standard fit to the mk2 yaris 1.3,you have to depress the clutch in order to start it, not sure about the 1.0ltr.

Is yours a mk2 yaris by any chance hannah06?

[Shappers]

Actually it's standard fit to the mk2 yaris 1.3,you have to depress the clutch in order to start it, not sure about the 1.0ltr.

Is yours a mk2 yaris by any chance hannah06?

Standard feature of the Mk2 yaris now.... it's also a standard feature now on BMW's and MINI's.

I've always started the car with foot on the clutch - as a safety incase the car is still in gear.

[MEP's Yaris GS]

we have managed to get it started

you have to dip the clutch to start it (we asked a next door neighbour who has the same car )

thanks for all your help

That's standard practise on all manual cars!

That's rubbish!

It may be on some, not standard though! I am in an 02 Yaris 1l, and have NEVER had to do this.

Usualy, it is a charecteristic of an old, tired engine and/or flat Battery!

No it's not rubbish. In the majority of car user manuals this is standard practise outlined. As already mentioned this is to minimise the load on the starter motor! There fore you should ALWAYS, and not never, do this ;)

[gar]

we have managed to get it started

you have to dip the clutch to start it (we asked a next door neighbour who has the same car )

thanks for all your help

That's standard practise on all manual cars!

That's rubbish!

It may be on some, not standard though! I am in an 02 Yaris 1l, and have NEVER had to do this.

Usualy, it is a charecteristic of an old, tired engine and/or flat Battery!

No it's not rubbish. In the majority of car user manuals this is standard practise outlined. As already mentioned this is to minimise the load on the starter motor! There fore you should ALWAYS, and not never, do this ;)

If you insist... NEVER heard of it as standard practice... EVER! old cars, as worn, etc. same for starter motors< age not usual proceedure.

As for not moving the car, if in gear... The very first thing learners are taught to do, after the cockpit check, is to see the car is in neutral and secured! This has been so since most of us were in nappies! (oe even before) So that blows that argument out of the water! If you ever take a higher standard of test and do this, you will find out.

[Raeman]

Never had to do this in my Yaris but then again it's a mk1 being a 2000 model.

Never used to do it in any other car i've had,nor do i do it in my Accord and i've had no trouble with starting that for over 3yrs now!

BTW. I passed my driving test in 1991 and was NEVER told to hold the clutch down befrore starting vehicle.

So why does it take the strain off the starter motor, even if the car is in neutral?

[Cyker]

Hmm, weird... I don't *have* to hold down the clutch to start the engine in my 2004 Yaris D4D, and didn't have to in my petrol Fiesta either, but both manuals say you have to.

My friend's 1.3 petrol Yaris OTOH actually refuses to start if the clutch isn't pressed in, even in neutral, so maybe it's a safety feature in new models (His is also 2004, but an actual 04-plate whereas mine is 53).

One thing I did find on both my Fiesta and Yaris, is that the car seems to start much easier if the clutch is pressed.

I also found in the Fiesta that if you turn the key to on, wait 1-2s, then turn the key the rest of the way to Start, it would start a lot easier than if you just turned it straight to Start; I figure it was giving the fuel pump time to get running or something, but it was a handy habit since I swapped it for a diesel, and you HAVE to wait a sec with diesels for the glowplugs to shut off :)

My brother recently got a 2L D4D Corolla, and had to take it back to the garage because he keep forgetting to wait for the glowplug light to go out, and after a while it flagged a fault with the glowplugs