About William Brady Expertise I can answer virtually any question about CLASSIC British cars UP TO THE MID SEVENTIES. Particularly, Aston Martin;Bentley;Jaguar;Jensen;Land Rover & Rolls Royce. Additionally, I can also answer questions for all models up to 2007 which are SOLD IN THE USA.
Experience Over 40 years as mechanic; service manager; Business owner- service and restoration. Recognised automotive expert witness in California Superior court.
Organizations Member of a Number of Professional Institutions; including; SAE.IMI.IE&T. Completed the ASC Master Mechanic Program.
Publications Technical Editor for EJAG a now defunct magazine. I have written numerous articles on Automotive for many magazines and newspapers. I -and my Business- (Bonnet To Boot),was the subject of a lead article in Import car magazine in the 90's
Education/Credentials Graduated as an Artificer Vehicles from The School of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering in UK in 1971 with a Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Awards and Honors For 15 years I was a member of the SAE transactions committee. Our task was to peruse technical papers and grade them according to a set of criteria.
Question I have a W Plate Renault Megane that has intermittent starting problems. when the engine is cold it starts no problem. but after running for bout 15/20 mins it will start intermittently. If the engine doesn't start i won't for about 25/30mins. ..
Answer What year is the car? If it has an OBD 2 system you may have to scan it to see if it shows a fault. The problem seems to be only when the engine is hot. It could be a faulty water temprature sensor,as it heats up, it disconnects the cold start system. Of course it may be a bad connection that is affected by heat. Quite difficult to say exactly. When the fault occurs you need to check for an ignition spark, if it is OK you then have to check fuel delivery in order to get an idea of where to begin. is clrearly working is
