Car doesnt want to start..
Car doesnt want to start.. I just got done doing some odds and ends maintence under the car today, and in the process disconnected the battery. MY IDIOT friend decided to move the TB to WOT on cold start, it ran for maybe 5 seconds and then died, and it wont start since. it turns over fine, maybe every couple seconds i get a putt putt but thats it. Im thinking maybe its flooded? I know that the car runs rich, and it hasnt been started in a couple weeks. What would you guys suggest?
Last edited by jt76; Mar 24, 2008 at 02:40 PM.
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Not sure if our cars have it, never tried, but many EFI cars have a clear flood mode. Floor the accelerator, keep it there, and crank it over. It will crank but not add fuel, and could help if you think it's flooded.
I pulled a plug, its not flooded, the batter was going to pot anyway so i just replaced it, still no dice, car cranks and i get a spudder every now and then but still no start..... someone help!
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My guess is a fuel issue if you do a get pump get a filter too.
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Well fuel air and spark are what you need to figure out I'm shure air isnt the problem so what you have is SPARK and FUEL. Just because its a new pump dosent mean anything.
1) check your fuel pressure just to be shure ( maby the filter is cloged ? who knows)
2) check to make shure you have spark ( check all your coils) they have a little tool that you can hook from your coil pack to the wire that goes to your spark plug and it will flash if you have spark.
they make nice little tools that they sell at most all parts stores.
then also you could be looking at injectors but the most common thing with a bad injector is that it leaks but maby you got some realy bad gas and it cloged them.
just some ideas its what I'd be checking.
1) check your fuel pressure just to be shure ( maby the filter is cloged ? who knows)
2) check to make shure you have spark ( check all your coils) they have a little tool that you can hook from your coil pack to the wire that goes to your spark plug and it will flash if you have spark.
they make nice little tools that they sell at most all parts stores.
then also you could be looking at injectors but the most common thing with a bad injector is that it leaks but maby you got some realy bad gas and it cloged them.
just some ideas its what I'd be checking.
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