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Car Starting Problems
Some of the common car starting problems stem from a discharged battery, a bad fuel pump (or no fuel), a weakened starter motor, or a broken electrical connection. Checking each part will help troubleshoot why the car won’t start.
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Why does your car sputter only when it starts to get hot outside?
sounds like a ignition breaking down from heat, scan codes good change ther is a cylinder misfire code. if plugs are old and have excessive gap this causes coils to work harder to jump a big gap the bigger the gap the coil has to produce more voltage a heat causing overload on coil
hi you need to cheak the starter tab on the starter and try just tab on the startar a littel not to hard
What are the causes for no spark on a 1999 Ford Ranger?
No spark can be as simple as a ecm fuse blown, a bad ignition switch, defective ignition module or a bad coil.
You have loose wiring or a loose ground. Can also be the battery cables are corroded.
Car give a clunk sound and wont start but everthing turns over?
check the fuses to the fuel pump and the fuses to the fuel injectors if you have injectors.
My 1998 Chrysler sebring turns over but wont start and has no spark?
check to see if the cam is turning. check coil by turning on and off the switch. have someone hold on to the big wire out of the coil.
check fuel fliter
then test fuel pump
I am afraid that the "buy one, get one free" system of marketing does not operate in the auto spares industry.
How do you rebuild a starter in a 92 geo storm gsi with 18?
Don't waste your time or money rebuilding the starter just buy one already rebuilt. If you wish to rebuild your starter for some reason then take the starter off and carry it to a qualified builder for starters and alternators. Even the best automotive mechanics don't build starters or alternators anymore, it's just easier and usually cheaper in the long run to replace it.
Oh yeah, these crank sensors break off if you live in a rust-prone region such as NJ or the Midwest US. If this is likely to be a problem, follow this procedure:
1) Get a fire extinguisher handy. You shouldn't need it, but safety is a concern.
2) Unplug the crank sensor and get the wires away from the immediate area. Remove the bolt from the sensor.
3) Get a hot flame about 4 inches and bright blue ready. Hold it to the sensor for about 45 seconds. Remove the flame, the sensor should produce a small yellow flame. If the sensor is burning, blow it out and go to 4, otherwise heat it up some more.
4) Pull the sensor out. The outer layer of plastic is melted, allowing safe removal of the sensor.
AnswerCheck for failure of crank or cam sensor. If you haven't got access to a lab scope, just replace both. It's probably the crank sensor though.On some applications, removal of the cam sensor may require moving the upper intake. A new gasket should not be required, but check for vacuum leaks after you're done.
If there is nothing wrong with the engine internally, then ,the starter is pulling. Have to replace it. You could always pull out the plugs and spin the engine and see how that does. The starter on the 4.6 is hard to get the 3rd bolt out. But, it does come out.
Im no expert on cars but it sounds to me that u have a dead battery so i advise u to go an see a manic.
Where do you locate the crank shaft censor on Renault clio 96 m reg 1.4 auto because its faulty?
The crankshaft position sensor can be found on the back of your 1.4-liter engine. You will need to remove the rear engine cover in order to access the crankshaft position sensor.
Try the fuel filter and the fuel pump relay
Car starts up runs a few seconds then dies out?
same problem with our old marquis. catylatic (sp?) converter is plugged remove it
it could be a number of problems. the first being the battery. take it out and take it to a place like autozone or advanced and have it checked. If the battery is ok then i would replace the spark plugs. if they haven't been replaced in a few years they can build up crud that will affect the spark created by the plugs. My advice is to tow it to a local mechanic and ask to find out how much it will cost to locate the problem. If its under $100, it would be worth it to locate the problem rather than replace parts that may not need to be replaced.
Your 1995 acclaim wont start what is wrong with it?
if the injector is getting fuel, check for spark at the plugs, it might be the plug wires, bad plugs, rotor, pick up, or coil
How do you start your car with bad crank sensor?
Usually not at all. If the Engine Control Unit does not get signal from the Crankshaft Sensor it will not know when to inject fuel or light it with a spark. Consequently it will not start.
What if you accidentally turned the key to the right while the car was already started?
It makes a horrible grinding noise as the starter motor turns over, but doesn't do any damage (well I hope it doesn't).
Why can you start a car with a battery outside of the car?
Sure, connect it to the car with jumper cables.
Would a bad purge solenoid prevent a car from starting?
not that i know of. AFAIK it sets the MIL (malfunction indicator lamp), but evaporative emissions faults don't prevent start-up or even put the engine into "limp home mode" because it doesn't affect engine control. perhaps you've misidentified the fault code or there is an additional fault code stored.
there are three wires that come off the ignition switch cylinder the must clip tightly to the wires that run down to the ignition switch. on my car i replaced the ignition switch cylinder forgot about the wires and the same thing happend it kept dieinguntill the wires were securly/tightly connected. I don' think I would just start hacking at wires. A wiring diagram if available would do little good. I really doubt you have a wiring problem, it is more than likely a problem with the Passlock Security System (factory anti-theft system). I have done a lot of looking into this system in the past week, it is really quite simple, yet sophisticated. Have you changed keys or had new keys made lately? If you have, you may need to go back to using the previous key or do a reprogram of the system to teach it the resistance value for the key you are using. If that does not work, more than likely it is the device in the ignition cylinder lock is bad. The device in the lock reads the resistance value from the key and tells the computer that the correct key is being used to start the vehicle. Try this process: For the Passlock 2 system, put the key in the ignition and turn the engine over (the car should not start, if it did you are done), turn the key to the ON position, let it set for 10 min. The security light should be flashing. After 10 min. the security light should stop flashing the car is ready to learn the new key value. Turn the key off, wait 5 seconds, and then try to start the car.
