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Iron_Curtain Aug 19, 2004 09:04 PM

Car won't start, please help.
 
Ok, so I decided to test all my injectors with an ohm meter. When I opened the connections I noticed a lot of green corrosion and build up. So I sprayed the connections with electrical connection cleaner. After letting everything dry, and testing the ohm rating, I reconnected the connectors. When I tried to start my car, it would turn over but wouldn't start. I can't figure out what the problem is. I am getting spark to all my plugs, and the coils. Any ideas why the car won't start? Could spraying the connections possibly do anything? Any help is good help. Thanks.

P.S. All this work was done with the intake still intact, all I did was disconnect the connectors. Also is 13.8 ohms an indication of a bad or failing injector, or is that still good?

BML94GXE Aug 19, 2004 10:27 PM

is the fuel pump fuse good, when you turn the car to the "on" position but dont start it can you hear the fuel pump start and fun for a few seconds and the stop? just a though

smokyman13 Aug 19, 2004 11:05 PM

do you smell any fuel when you are trying to crank it over?....maybe while checking the ohms you disconnected something giving fuel to the injectors, or forgot to put the fuel pump fuse back in....

internetautomar Aug 20, 2004 04:35 PM

13.8 ohms is still within tolerances

Kikcaffine Aug 20, 2004 04:49 PM

Do you have any fuel in the tank? I know this is a stupid sounding comment but you would be surprised....

Iron_Curtain Aug 21, 2004 11:28 AM

Fuel pump turns on, no fuel smell, and there is fuel in the tank (almost half a tank). I checked to make sure all the connections are on the right way. I even disconnected the battery for 3 hours and reconnected it. The car still just turns over and won't start. Any other ideas, I really need to get this running and I don't wanna have to pay someone to tow it.

smokyman13 Aug 21, 2004 11:31 AM


Originally Posted by Iron_Curtain
Fuel pump turns on, no fuel smell, and there is fuel in the tank (almost half a tank). I checked to make sure all the connections are on the right way. I even disconnected the battery for 3 hours and reconnected it. The car still just turns over and won't start. Any other ideas, I really need to get this running and I don't wanna have to pay someone to tow it.

have you checked all the fuses? I remember when my car was trying to start but wouldn't...the eng cont. fuse above the hood latch inside the car, blew for some reason....i later figured out there were a few opened electric wires on my harness...so i electric taped all the wires, put in new fuse, and boom it started and never blown fuse yet

smokyman13 Aug 21, 2004 11:32 AM


Originally Posted by smokyman13
have you checked all the fuses? I remember when my car was trying to start but wouldn't...the eng cont. fuse above the hood latch inside the car, blew for some reason....i later figured out there were a few opened electric wires on my harness...so i electric taped all the wires, put in new fuse, and boom it started and never blown fuse yet

auto or 5spd btw?


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