I need help, car wont start
Since you don't have a gauge you can remove the hose after the fuel filter as it connects to the hard line instead.
I think this car has an electrical system fault, the tach spiked from voltage.
Haven't seen it mentioned but I assume that all the fuses have been checked by now?
Uncover the ECU and check the connectors/wiring.
Haven't seen it mentioned but I assume that all the fuses have been checked by now?
Uncover the ECU and check the connectors/wiring.
Light tan or grey color is good. The black that you have is not. I believe the black can occur from a very rich fuel mixture and or perhaps incorrect plugs such as ones which are too cold and also a possibly a weak ignition system. Looks like new plugs are in order.
Likely, but when plugs become soaked they may need to be replaced. You'll need the opinions of others on this board to make that determination unless you don't mind spending the dough for new plugs.
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i need new plugs regardless at this point, what plugs should i get becuse autozone (where i work) doesnt carry the plugs, advanced doesnt carry them and pep boys dont carry them
If you do mostly city driving and your car is basically stock and not a turbo, which I know it isn't, then you should likely get Bur6eq and 8eq's as opposed to 7 and 9's. Of course someone's going to disagree but the others are for turbos or highly modified engines or mainly highway driving from what I understand.
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par.../N-ii362Z9n80x
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Update i tried push starting the car. It started up. I had cleaned the plugs before that as well, the car didn't stay up for long though and cut off. I did everything to deflood the engine but I'm still at square one. Whatsnext to check?
um once my car was doing this and i found out my maf sensor was out. check it out bro. is it even wanting to start? if not than it could be it. dont know how to check it but i do know is to not to open it up unerneath a flourasant light. it will fry it. i had a spare and i changed them out and after a couple of tries my car fired up. so check ur maf and if you still have original air box check the filter. when i went to buy my first fc it wouldnt start it kept flooding and then i checked the filter and found that a mouse had made a home. i bought the fc cheap cuz it didnt run but it was just a filter lmao. lucky me
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