Car doesn't start!
- bk7794
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Car doesn't start!
Well today I got up for work and went to my car. I go to start it and it cranks...and cranks...and cranks. I found that the main relay works because I hear it click and the igniter unit is good, because I had two. I have no CELs. The car was running like a champ last night.
2004 Honda Accord 2.4 5 Speed
1989 Ford Taurus SHO 5 speed
1989 Ford Taurus SHO 5 speed
Re: Car doesn't start!
Go back to basics. Make sure the engine has spark & fuel. Those are the very first things to check.
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Re: Car doesn't start!
It's got spark. I am guessing it isn't getting fuel. I will have to check the Throttle body Tomorrow.
2004 Honda Accord 2.4 5 Speed
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Re: Car doesn't start!
Can you hear the fuel pump energizing when you first turn the key?
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Re: Car doesn't start!
Yes. Also compression sounds good aswell.Shadow wrote:Can you hear the fuel pump energizing when you first turn the key?
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Re: Car doesn't start!
bk7794 wrote:It's got spark.
ClutchFork wrote:...So I started carrying a stick of firewood with me and that became my parking brake.
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Re: Car doesn't start!
Thats a decent looking car.
So today because its a throttle bodied engine I decided to throw some raw gas into the throttle. It didn't work.
So today because its a throttle bodied engine I decided to throw some raw gas into the throttle. It didn't work.
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Re: Car doesn't start!
pull a plug and Czech to see F N it's wet.
Is there a place to vent the fuel line up near the injectors? Vent the pressure and then see F N it pressurizes again with the negst attempted start.
Is there a place to vent the fuel line up near the injectors? Vent the pressure and then see F N it pressurizes again with the negst attempted start.
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Re: Car doesn't start!
It was dry, but it smelled of gas. Also the injectors do spray fuel.Rope-Pusher wrote:pull a plug and Czech to see F N it's wet.
Is there a place to vent the fuel line up near the injectors? Vent the pressure and then see F N it pressurizes again with the negst attempted start.
EDIT The plugs were wet. Also I am getting a brownish spark. I am wondering about this coil though, it says in the book it should be 9.XXX to 14.XXXX. Now I don't know if thats 9000 to 14000 ohms or just 9.000 to just 14.000 ohms.
2004 Honda Accord 2.4 5 Speed
1989 Ford Taurus SHO 5 speed
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Re: Car doesn't start!
Car started right up. Bad coil.
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1989 Ford Taurus SHO 5 speed
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Re: Car doesn't start!
Solved, woo!! Manage to still get to work with a non-functioning car?bk7794 wrote:Car started right up. Bad coil.
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Re: Car doesn't start!
I got to use my dads car. 01 Taurus slushbox. I tell you the thing rides like a dream...but does not take bumps well.Squint wrote:Solved, woo!! Manage to still get to work with a non-functioning car?bk7794 wrote:Car started right up. Bad coil.
It felt good to get back behind the wheel of the civic. I tell you nothing like pulling in a gear and shifting whenever I want.
2004 Honda Accord 2.4 5 Speed
1989 Ford Taurus SHO 5 speed
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Re: Car doesn't start!
Drove a couple year old Mazda 3 last night at work. It was an auto, but showed you the gear it was in on a display on the dash, like if you were driving a manual and it had electronic HUD. I was very confused at first.bk7794 wrote:It felt good to get back behind the wheel of the civic. I tell you nothing like pulling in a gear and shifting whenever I want.
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Re: Car doesn't start!
It had paddle shifters? Those seem nice.Squint wrote:Drove a couple year old Mazda 3 last night at work. It was an auto, but showed you the gear it was in on a display on the dash, like if you were driving a manual and it had electronic HUD. I was very confused at first.bk7794 wrote:It felt good to get back behind the wheel of the civic. I tell you nothing like pulling in a gear and shifting whenever I want.
2004 Honda Accord 2.4 5 Speed
1989 Ford Taurus SHO 5 speed
1989 Ford Taurus SHO 5 speed
Re: Car doesn't start!
Nope, no paddle shifters. Just the shifter where instead of 2nd and "low" is has +/- and you can shift through all the gears by going up and down. Kind of like a driving arcade game. Though I have driven several cars that do. Unless I were really racing, I think I just ignore them for the most part. The Camry SE has them, but it won't let you blow anything up by being in the wrong gear, so it can be set in 4th from a stop and it will automatically switch to 1st for you. The lazy side of me lets it take over.bk7794 wrote:It had paddle shifters? Those seem nice.Squint wrote:Drove a couple year old Mazda 3 last night at work. It was an auto, but showed you the gear it was in on a display on the dash, like if you were driving a manual and it had electronic HUD. I was very confused at first.bk7794 wrote:It felt good to get back behind the wheel of the civic. I tell you nothing like pulling in a gear and shifting whenever I want.
'15 Mazda 3 iSport Hatch 6MT
'11 Ford Fiesta Hatchback SE 5MT
'14 Giant Escape City 24MT
'97 Honda Civic EX 4AT - Retired @ 184,001 mi
For Pony!
'11 Ford Fiesta Hatchback SE 5MT
'14 Giant Escape City 24MT
'97 Honda Civic EX 4AT - Retired @ 184,001 mi
For Pony!