i need help
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i need help
my car wont start. i have a 1997 gst, all the car is doing is keeps turning over, but wont start. i have fuel pressure, and i have spark, when u pull out the spark plugs, theyre covered in fuel. any1 have an idea wat the problem is? feedback appreciated, thanx.
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Here's something I took from another dsm board
NO START ISSUES
Check for fuel,spark,timing and compression.
Easy deductable method -
If you have compression - then you have a problem with the spark, fuel or timing
If you have spark and compression then check for fuel (do not just listen for pump) Pull return line and check for flow, if you have flow then spray some starting fluid or wd40 in the intake and see if it fires.
If you dont have fuel out the return line then check the filter, if still no go then pump.
If you have fuel check the injectors or ECU
IF you dont have spark check the fuses, check the power tr module, check the cas, and of course the ecu.
If you have fuel and spark - check firing order or timing.
Check for fuel,spark,timing and compression.
Easy deductable method -
If you have compression - then you have a problem with the spark, fuel or timing
If you have spark and compression then check for fuel (do not just listen for pump) Pull return line and check for flow, if you have flow then spray some starting fluid or wd40 in the intake and see if it fires.
If you dont have fuel out the return line then check the filter, if still no go then pump.
If you have fuel check the injectors or ECU
IF you dont have spark check the fuses, check the power tr module, check the cas, and of course the ecu.
If you have fuel and spark - check firing order or timing.
fails.....
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thats what I was gonna say. Its the basic rundown for any car that won't start.
once you get through all of that and it still won't start, then you've fuse/relay issues and those are always fun. I worked on an escort that wouldn't start because of a bad relay for the head lights.... god, I hate that car.....
anyway, good luck
once you get through all of that and it still won't start, then you've fuse/relay issues and those are always fun. I worked on an escort that wouldn't start because of a bad relay for the head lights.... god, I hate that car.....
anyway, good luck
