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Oh no... It looks like we in the same boat. I wonder if Peter has had any more luck with his.

My engine makes a slight high pitched pulsing noise coming from the area of electronics around the engine inlet. Other than that nada.

Ahem.... news?

Quite understandable about the start button. I confess to sounding the horn when trying to start the engine for the first time.

My starter motor turns the engine ok - it is just nothing happens.

A working start button, but still no working engine yet....

I asked Derek about the strange sprung fog lamp switch. This is correct, and when I double checked it functioned as a toggle switch, so all is OK.

An e-mail from Derek solved the wiring on the key barrel (for cars with a start button). The key barrel is protected by a plastic cone but this just pops off with leverage from a screw driver.

The key barrel has 7 connectors (3 doubles and one single).

For the record...

...I just wish it would start...

Thanks Peter. I took a spark plug out today and had a sniff. I'm pretty certain that no fuel is getting through.

Does your start button work correctly? (I.e. At position 2 of the key).

I better take a look at the poppers - I dismissed them as an unessassary item 

I wonder if you will also have a incorrectly wired start button too. I took a closer look under the dash this morning. I think that the start button is simply wired in series with the output of the ignition barrel. I have sent an email to Derek to ask. I'll let you know.

By the way I notice that my fog light had the wrong type of switch. It is a spring rocker switch rather than a 'click' switch.

I sorted my IVA admin (and thanks to your help, Peter, I have got my Caterham paper work sorted).

My post build check is on the 13th April. I have opted to get Caterham to put it through the IVA; I won't have enough time after the PBC to get it sorted before term starts.

Enjoy it....

Hello Martin,

I have leather seats, 4 pt harness and a lowered floor. I have fitted the RHS seat and harness. It seemed to slot in fairly well. The put the seat right back, put the front bolts in (the lever goes under the bar in the cockpit). I then moved the seat forward and did the back bolts. This was a bit of a squeeze, but I managed to get an Allen key behind the seats to hold the bolt as I torqued it up.

The harness needed to be fitted before the seat and I needed help from Derek to understand how it worked. However, once explained, it was straightforward. (I'll blog about it shortly).

I managed to do the back lights this evening. However, I still can't solve the non starting problem. I'll be interested to see how you guys get on with turning the key.

My lighting arrangments seem to work OK except for the RH front repeater. There is some electrical resistance between the wingstay and the chasis. I figure that once I lower the car on its wheels and bounce it around a bit the connection might improve.

good luck with the seats.

Simon

Thank Martin,

i did check the ECU Earth. I understand that this is often a problem.

i may try cranking for a bit longer tonight. I understand it does take a long time for the fuel to make it.

thanks for the useful info about the brakes too.

Simon

 Martin, did you manage to get firm brakes?

I'm a bit forlorn. Spongy brakes and no engine start...

So annoying...

I fitted this today. It now works for me too.

Ok, this is a bit weird. If I turn the key to stage three and press the start button then the starter motor fires up (this is obviously not right - what is the point of a start button?).

no engine ignition yet. I'll try more fuel.

Off for Sunday lunch now...

Thanks - I got an email back from The salesman saying that it was always £145. Hmmm... I began to doubt my memory.

regarding non starting, I think that those two unconnected pipes are probably blocked off. I'll take a look behind the brake master cylinder...

The imobiliser seems to work as described (i.e. Rapid flashing of the red light then off). So I don't think it is that.

There is a slightly unhealthy quiet periodic pulsing noise from the engine which cuts off after a while.

I wonder if 3L of fuel was enough - will put a bit more in.

NB see edit at the bottom of the blog. The headlamp wiring colours do match (mostly). I tested the lights yesterday.

I also bled the brakes. No air bubbles, but pedal is still spongy (?).

not a successful evening...

Glad you sorted it Martin.

OK folks, bright ideas please....

I filled my car with fluids this evening  (including 3L fuel) and tried to start the engine.

The battery seems in good health; all the lights, fans etc work.

However, nothing happens when I press the start button. On turning the key I can hear the fuel pump go. However, the orange engine light and red battery warning light are illuminated.

On looking around the engine I did notice these two unconnected 'sockets'. 

(just above the blue tape).

do any of you have connections to these?

thanks

Simon

Yes, great blog. The headlight solution looks very tidy.

I haven't got my head around it yet, but did you manage to solve the floppy clutch problem with this?

I don't think I'll be taking my engine mount bolts out anytime soon. When I undid one of the bracket bolts (which I mistakenly used as a Earth connection) I had significant problems getting it all back in place again.

Ned, go for it. I'll chip in where I can. I won't pretend to know better than a proper mechanic though. My car might fall to bits soon.

Another thing that I missed from the manual was higher resolution photographs. Sometimes you just want to zoom in and see the detail.