Been reading threads about other people having trouble starting, i am to!

And i need to get to my second job by 6pm.

I leave this job at 5:30..

anyways, for the past week my car has not been starting. i think it's the pump or injectors, because it's trying to turn. battery has full power, sterio and amp/subs work fine. but the damn car wont start, just makes a startiung noise, like it's trying to. a few times it lets out a lil "put put" but nothing.
usually after about 15 minutes of trying, i get it to start by turning the wheel and stepping on the gas pedal whilst turnign the ignition. but nothing seems to be working right now.
it is a year 2000, 2200, 3spd automatic sunfire.

i've been told to check the feul line, where exactly can i find my feul line and check it.


thanks in advance.

read some more posts on the topic, someone suggested starter fluid on the throttle body.

So if i understand this currectly, i should take off the pipe on my throttle body(air intake yube) squirt starter fluid, replace intake and try and start?>

still nothign, about to push it to the service station, any last tips on what to chweck so this doesnt cost a fortune?

Stepping on the gas pedal does nothing nowadays, the PCM sees no RPM, so no fuel.

I doubt it your injectors, all four at once yeah right.

Get a fuel pressure tester and see what pressure is KOEO. You need to prime the ignition for at least 15 seconds to build pressure.

Once you find out come back and post.


- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new

if starting fluid doesnt start it then it's prolly not your fuel pump. crank it over a few times pull the plugs and smell them, see if they smell like fuel. if you can see or smell fuel then you know its getting there then you can check spark and compression.

beh.. starter is toasted.
$200 new starter
$84 labor...

just so i can get to work. utter crap.