so basically i have spark and i can smell fuel, when i left the car last night it turned over and fired granted it didnt stay running but it did fire over and start. today i go to start it and it doesnt start but it wants to , so im thinking maybe i need fuel(gas guage doesnt work) so i put some gas in it and then i get nothing , it cranks but wont even kick. someone told me to put some oil in the plug holes or tb just a litte bit and see if that helps. any ideas please let me know , thank you

 

I have exactly the same problem. Its the first time my car has ever done it, its a turbo vert 1990. Is there anyone out there?

 

yeah , its weird i have spark and i can smell fuel but it just wont kick if anyone has any ideas please let me know

 

It sounds flooded. Check the Faq on how to de-flood it if it is an 86-88 if it is 89-91 hold down the accel. pedal until it starts. S5s have a built in flood clear that S4s don't.

 

yeah i thought it was too but i pulled the plugs and there was no fuel on them . like if it were flooded it would be loaded, plus i have my fuel pump hooked up to a manual switch. so i know its not flooding out

 

Hows your timing?

If it where just a hot start issue i would have some more help but thats all i can think of for a cold start. (i've got the hot start problem from hell)

 

i just put a cap full ofoil down each intake hole well two of the four and it started right up i guess from cranking it and not running for a while the seals needed oil so thats all it was thanks though