All the belts turn but engine won't start. I smell gas when I gas it. I replaced the battery and checked all the vaccum hoses and couldn't find any cracks or leaks what's up with my engine? It kind of wants to start but can't. It like revs up to about 100rpm (not 1000) and drops to zero and kicks up again really quickly... Help please!

 

You smell a lot of gas? Tried deflooding?

 

I mean I don't smell gas if I don't gas it. If I gas it I smell gas so I know my fuel filter and fuel pump are working. and I have exhaust coming out too (although its weak) so there that means there is combustion right? so I don't get why my engine won't start..

 

if my engine was blown it should still start up but just rough?

 

have you tried a compression test?

 

lol man im in the same damn boat as you.... but mine wont start cause of water in the gas i replaced fuel pump checked everything over and over got spark but when i turn it over it just doesnt want to start i smell gas only when applied and i can hear the exhaust faintly i even tried started fluid but still doesnt want to start previous owned did up the injectors by 5cc's and never did do anything with the ecu so it might just be flooding itself i have yet to try to deflood but i dont believe its flooded. and doing this all on low butget and all by myself lol well man let me know if someone helps ya out thnx..

 

Not yet. I don't know how and I don't have the compression test tool. I know the engine was going to go out but I want it to at least run so I can take it to the military base so when I get my T2 I can swap. I just don't want to pay the bitch *** towing hella expensive since it's about a 25-30 minute drive.

 

try deflooding it then compression testing

 

by deflood you mean wait a few days? or what? I don't know how.. had my car about a week or two

 

ahh the search function is your friend

 

I think there is a write up in the archives.

 

http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/2n...nflooding.html

 

I tried deflooding (I'm a S5) and my car it won't start still

 

just keep doing the deflood pocedure or try pull starting it

 

Have you tried the simple maintenance? If your fuel filter is clogged, it won't deliver fuel. Perhaps try checking fuel lines as well...

 

When you start it hold your foot on the all the way to the floor and turn it over for a bit and it should start, if not then your plugs are most likely fouled

So then change the spark plugs

 

starter fluid into the air intake same thing happened to mine tell me if it works you going to have to spray a lot and your going to have to crank it a lot so your battery might die but keep trying it for a while because thats what happened to mine and after I used starter fluid it started slowly and then it poured out the smoke but it has started ever since just fine.

 

try pulling out all the spark plugs! and pulling the the ing fuse under the hood pedal the gas while turning the motor over! once all the gas is push out of the spark plug holes i would get new plugs put them in put the ing fuse back in! if it doesnt start still then try the fuel pump realy under the dash pull it out and while turning over the motor plug it in and it should start! its going to smoke like crazy for a few but when it stops you should be good!

 

I already tried the deflooding method but I can't check the sparks yet since I don't have a deep socket -_- I'll check them and see what's up.

 

Lay off the coffee I can't understand a single ******* word you said.

 

Just pull the plug boot and test for spark there. It won't tell you if your plugs are all fouled BUT it will tell you if your coils/plugs are OK.

 

are all the sensors hooked up like the afm and temp sensors?
also you can do a compression check, but you need to pull the plugs for that so if you dont have a spark plug socket yet go and get one and a compression tester while you are at it

 

Question - When did this happen/ after a long drive or just wouldn't start one morning? Did you start the vehicle for 10 seconds then kill it?

IF the motor is flooded it will give false comp readings!

 

idk if you just completly ignored this but tell me does it sound like its fireing or are the belt and everything just turning but its not fireing because if it really isn't firing try this:

starter fluid into the air intake same thing happened to mine tell me if it works you going to have to spray a lot and your going to have to crank it a lot so your battery might die but keep trying it for a while after I used starter fluid it started slowly but it has started ever since just fine and if it does start let it run for a while
yell me if you going to try it or if it works

 

I didn't ignore it. It just sounded kinda dangerous since I'm at 220k miles I think my engine might be blow since the belts turn but it doesn't really crank. I'm replacing the spark plugs right now but that **** is taking a while since I don't have the right tools. Once I do that I'll update you all. I'll try that starter fluid if my car doesn't start after I replace the spark plugs. Just been hella busy with school and ordering my jdm T2 swap