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Oct 9, 2006 | 10:18 AM

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Help car wont start.

Just got back from 200 mile drive last night and everything went fine. This morning when I turned the key car wont turn over. All the electrical stuff works and it shows good voltage. What should I look at first?

BTW the car is a stock 00 z/28

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Oct 9, 2006 | 11:00 AM

brad8266

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Check fuses first. Could be a dead fuel pump or dead ignition system. Does the engine turn when you turn the key?

Oct 9, 2006 | 11:06 AM

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I hear the fuel pump.
Its gotta be something with ignition. Everything electrical works but it dosn't turn.

Oct 9, 2006 | 01:06 PM

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Could be loads of stuff like the soloniod on the starter motor? You can sometimes short the terminals with a screwdriver. With ign on. Likely a fuse as mentioned or a dodgy connection somewhere.

Oct 9, 2006 | 07:54 PM

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Ok all the fuses look good and I replaced the ignition relay and still nothing.
What should I troubleshoot next and how?

Oct 9, 2006 | 09:05 PM

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Ok turns out the security light is flashing when I hold the key in on position. Im pretty sure the car wont start due to a security issue. I tried replacing the starter and ignition relays and all fuses look fine.

What to do?

Oct 9, 2006 | 09:26 PM

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Its your security system. try hitting the unlock button on the remote first and then clean the little chip on the key off. That worked a few times for me.