okay! i cant get my car to start! it cranks but, doesnt start up. i have searched and im not sure if the car is flooded or if it has a vaccum leak. could it be cause of the bad turbo? im not sure what to do. . .i have a new turbo on the way and i just want to get it started so i can take it to the shop. i just put coolant in the car too. im so stumped right now. any info would help.thanks.

btw its a 88 turbo II. it started and ran when i bought it last week. it has a straight pipe exhaust and a weird tube like intake if that helps at all.

 

I would first try putting some oil in the spark plug holes and see if you can build up the compression.

 

alright i'll try that. at this point im willing to try anything -.-

 

Before you get your hands dirty just try the basic unflood procedure. Pull the egi fuse under the hood, crank the engine for about 10 seconds, plug the fuse back in and start it up. It might take a few tries. Go to the Tech Section at www.rotaryresurrection.com, click the fuel cutoff switch/unflooding procedure link.

 

Just curious, did you start up your car and drive a short distance before shutting it off or start it up and immedietly shut it off?

This can cause flooding.

 

tried the unflooding method. didnt seem to work . . .

 

when i got the car i only drove a short distance(to my house). i parked it in front of my house until i got back a week later and now it just wont start.

 

Just pull strat it, if it's too flooded it's basically the only way to start it.

 

exactly how far is "short distance to ur house"? did ur car warm up to the middle or near the middle of the temp gauge?

 

it was in the middle. and it was like 3 miles to where i parked the car.

 

did u say u tried the deflooding method that requires taking out the plugs and putting 1 oz of ATF in the chambers?


could have a leaky injector problem like me. if u do have this problem, what happens is that when ur car is parked, there is still pressure in the fuel lines, and leaks thru the injectors overnite and floods it.

 

Or you could just try holding the throttle to the floor when cranking it. I did the same thing when i got my car a few weeks back.

 

88 is an S4 isnt it? I dont think holding the throttle down for S4's work because S5's have a fuel cut system

 

Holding the throttle to the floor works for S4 since it allows much more air into the engine.

It can take several tries to unflood the car. Get some oil into each leading spark plug hole, pull the EGI fuse and then crank for a few seconds. Repeat several times. Put the plugs back in, reconnect the EGI fuse and then try and start the car. You may have to change the plugs. Sometimes flooding can be so bad that a push start is required. If nothing gets it going, start with the basics. Check for spark and fuel.

 

how good is that battery?

 

gonna try that today.

supposably its new but, i need to test it.

 

well, tried to push start a few times and no go. de-flooding it is a no go. im thinking its either the battery or alt. because the lights in the car keep diming and starter wont click over . . . .grr this is getting old. . . .

 

. . . also a buzzer keeps going off . . .not sure which one though. . .

 

Low coolant or low oil will turn on the buzzer.

If you don't have a good battery, you will never be able to start the car.

 

jus wanted to say that you might wanna check your ALT belt as well, when i bought mine i noticed that the moron who owned it before put the wrong size belt on and jus tried taking up the slack with the ALT slide bolt on the ALT bracket.

also if i'm not mistaken, if the car isn't getting good charge from the ALT all the dummy lights come. not sure if i'm correct on that or not.

 

...I think you're right... or atleast they come on when your engine stalls due to lack of alternator

...If the starter isn't clicking at all, you need to throw that battery in a charger... or get a boost from a running car... (or borrow someones good battery... )

 

yes!
I dont even know why people say it wont work.

it is even the recommended procedure in the usermanual.....

 

thank you!! did everything you said and the car started!!

 

my 88 gtu was flooded severly it took me 4 or 5 tries on the unflooding tech to make it start