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Hi all
Looking for some advice. Car worked fine till I came out of work tonight and now it just wont start. I have a spark and have fuel and the car turns over as normal but it just wont fire. Any ideas? Can you bypass the immobilizer?

Any suggestions welcome.

Cheers

Justyn

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Well the Polo was hard to start this morning but it did go eventually. Engine cranked for ages before it sprang into life. Then about 5 mins from the house it struggled, no power at all. I pulled into the side of the road and the engine died!
I had to start it about another 10 times. Each ...

Can anyone help?

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