great now the car doesnt start

n00b on demand · #1 11-26-2005, 06:13 PM

This car is driving me up the god damn wall!!! Its been sitting in the garage for basically 4 days with only having driven 2 miles on it because of the exhaust issue. Now the car doesnt wanna start. More than enough juice from the battery but no start. This always happens when the car doesnt get driven for a few days...its always hard to start but it always eventually starts. This time it won't. What the hell do i do now? I had put some gas treat ment and isopropyl in the tank to prevent gasline freeze up. I have a little less than half a tank of gas in there right now. This is really pissing me off....my new insurance starts monday and what a way to start...with a tow to the shop

n00b on demand · #2 11-26-2005, 06:21 PM

should i disconnect the battery now and then try again in the morning?

TomsSVX · #3 11-26-2005, 07:23 PM

what do u mean it won't start... it cranks over but doesn't fire?? or the starter just doesn't engage??

Tom

n00b on demand · #4 11-26-2005, 08:52 PM

It cranks but no start. The radio, lights and everything works fine. No lights dim so its not the battery. It just cranks and cranks and i get no engine start.

TomsSVX · #5 11-26-2005, 09:24 PM

Check to make sure the ECU and TCU plugs are all in an secure... Then check the ignitor on the firewall behind the throttle body... make sure the two plugs are also securely in. Let me know where it goes from there... I have a bad feeling it may be a fuel related issue...maybe ur pump went bad but I doubt it

Tom

n00b on demand · #6 11-26-2005, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TomsSVX

Check to make sure the ECU and TCU plugs are all in an secure... Then check the ignitor on the firewall behind the throttle body... make sure the two plugs are also securely in. Let me know where it goes from there... I have a bad feeling it may be a fuel related issue...maybe ur pump went bad but I doubt it

Tom

Tom its definitley related to the cold weather and the fact that the car hasn't been in use for 4 days. The same thing happened to me 2 years ago when it was very cold out. Ended up towing it to the shop...they got it started there. I dont know why some people can store their car for months and start it right up with no problem...yet if mine sits for a day it wont start easily the next day.