Hi I have a 106 Xsi. A few weeks ago after being left standing for a week the car practically had a flat battery and wouldn't turn the engine. I took the battery out charged it and put it back the following day and now the car won't start. It turns over but won't fire. At first I thought the immobiliser had kicked in somehow. I have one of those keypads by the gear stick but this has been disconnected since before i bought the car and has never done this before. Neither of the keys I have, have chips in them.

So I did some checks on the car and it turned out there was no fuel getting to the spark plugs and also no spark from the spark plugs. You can't hear the fuel pump priming when I turn the ignition on. I got a replacement crank sensor as someone said it could be this and this did seem to make the car sound like it wanted to start a lot more but still wouldn't. I still can't hear the fuel pump priming but the spark plugs are now wet and smelling of fuel after I turn the engine but I still have no spark. I tested the power feed going into the coil pack with a multimtre and there is no power..

This is where I get a bit stuck really. I know the power lead must eventually go to the battery but it's not a straight connection. The power lead goes into another bunch of wires which are all bound together and dissappear round the engine.

Does anyone have any ideas of what might be the cause of my problem and how to fix it. Also is it possible to connect the coil pack direct to the battery or is that a no no.

thanks in advance for any help.

Floyd