Will not start. Exhaust smells like pure gasoline. Any ideas?

 

My car doesn't start
Remember when starting a fuel injected car you should never pump or press the accelerator pedal, but if it won't start it is probably flooded, Hold the accelerator pedal all the way down while cranking, do not pump the pedal. If it still doesn't start after a few tries, Then remove the EGI fuse and crank a couple more times, then re-install the fuse and try starting again. If then the car still fails to start it then you need to remove and clean the spark plugs, put in a teaspoon of good quality 20W50 motor oil or a teaspoon of ATF into the lower sparkplug holes, re-install the spark plugs and try again. Make sure you change your oil after you have started and run the car ASAP.

written by icemark

 

Which ignition coil is lead and which is trailing?

 

Did you already try disconnecting the green fuse???

 

I got it starting, although the exhaust smoke is purely white and very thick now. Is it because the engine was flooded and **** settled in there or what?

 

Man, not a lot of help over here in the new member section...

Does the car keep smoking even after warmed up?

 

Quite likely.

 

not sure not if it doesnt go away after warm up most likely something else

 

i used to always have the start problem i just remove the fuse or you can just put a toggle switch to the egi fuse

 

took me a while to decrypt the chilton manual when i first got my seven but this is how i remember L= low or bottom T=top so leading on the down low bottom, and trailing is on top.