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"My car wont start"....she died
Wednesday, August 02, 2006 7:43 PM
I have checked the plugs Brand new,egr, gas, umm I think thats all i tested what to do next?
this is a 97 z

Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:00 PM
need more of a story, wat happend prior to it "dying"



Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 4:12 AM
Did it just quit while driving along, or sputter & slowly die? When you try to start it does it backfire, not turn over or???? Give us a paragraph about what it did before it "died" and any info from when it died please.
Don
Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 7:04 AM
ok well what happened is that i was leaving work and the car stalled a few times, I had to 2 foot it to keep it running . I was able to start it like maybe 3 times now its just dead .. So i started to tear it dn and i noticed alot of oil in the air box. other than that I dont know what to look for or do.. Hope this works for u guys
Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 7:50 AM
did you put gas in the tank?

Don't believe what the gauge show, put gas in it and try it again.

Listen for the fuel pump at the same time before starting it. Just turn the key to On and listen. The pump should work for 2 second



Gilles
2.3 Ho

Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 8:31 AM
Ok the gauge reads 1/4 but i will toss in some fuel for @!#$s and giggles. the pump is working as well i would like for it to be out of gas but from previous experence i have added some startign fluid in the tb and that would start it for a moment , as for this car i cant even get it to kick for a moment just turns over.. A second note the engine sounds like it is semerged like almost dont sound right when it turns over?> when i took the coils off and look dn at the plugs there was a bit of oil dn there but it dont seam like it is comming from the valve covers.. Help this girl get her car back on the road...
Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 8:43 AM
Battery and connections??

-Seth



Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 9:05 AM
check , they all seam well in fact i hooked a car up to it and same result
Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 12:20 PM
If it's a fuel issue then spraying it with starting fluid & turning it over should have made it run for a couple of seconds. There's 2 things for an engine to run, fuel and fire. If it's been sprayed and it didn't kick over, then it sounds like an ignition problem or timing problem. May also be a timing chain, jumped time. Sounds like it didn't want to run unless you "2 footed it" home, and i've had one that did that when the timing jumped. I wouldn't be concerned about a little oil around the plugs, or in the airbox if it's a LITTLE oil. If it's a lot, then a gasket might be in order. Anyone with any other ideas?
Don
Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 12:49 PM
read whats also said. oil in the air box. sounds like some serious blow by on it. might wanna check pcv and also clean the air box and check the spark plugs. just because they're new doesnt mean they can't be covered in oil as well. somethings to check out.



2009 Ford Mustang V6
Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 3:43 PM
koo i checked the spark plugs and the where foul so i cleaned them and put them back in and tried over , same thing foul I have spark not to much but i dont know what the spark looks like but they all did the same thing color and bright ness. after the OBD was hooked up i got 5 codes, one a camshAft sensor and a few other with low voltage check

Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 4:28 PM
Is there any one in my area ?>
Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 4:36 PM
where r u ?

u might wanna fill up ur profile.


Al
Re: "My car wont start"....she died
Thursday, August 03, 2006 5:31 PM
commerce twp!
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