Engine wouldn\'t start

[benson200sx]

Alright guys, on Friday night I got pulled over by the police for speeding and they asked me to shut down the engine as they do and get in the car, after about 10 minutes I jumped back in the car and turned the ignition, it turned over but wouldn\'t fire up, I noticed there was a clicking noise behind the dash near the clocks but couldn\'t be sure on it\'s exact position, I didn\'t want to keep turning it over just in case I flooded the engine, I left it about 10minutes before trying again and the clicking noise had stopped and it fired up strait away, does anyone know what that could of been? Many thanks ben

[Prof]

Could be starter motor solenoid / starter motor, or the battery might be on it\'s way out.

[benson200sx]

would that be the cause? its just that it would turn over but wouldnt fire up?

[Prof]

In that case no - if it\'s turning over but clicking - that\'s something else.
 
Normally if the battery is run down, the starter won\'t crank and there is insufficient power to keep the solenoid on the starter engergised - so it chatters in and out.l
 
But if the starter turns the engine over ok, and you are hearing chattering relays / injectors, then it sounds like a different problem.
 
Fuel - Could have some kind of air lock in the fuel or it could be percolating when hot - causing vapor in the fuel rail - there is a vacuum cut relay that\'s suppose to prevent this from happening.  Waiting a few seconds and trying again normally does the trick though.
 
Spark ? -  pull the plug leads and see if you get spark when you crank it
 
Leaky injector - if it\'s an EGI (N/A model) they are well known for leaky injectors that can flood the engine and make starting a nightmare - you might have to do the deflood procedure - a quick search on here will tell you how.