claidig

Newbie help needed once again...lol

Car has sat for over a year..every month or so I would go jump battery and drive it a few blocks until I stopped doing that about four months ago.

Went to do that yesterday since snow is finally melted enough to get out of driveway...this time no start, it cranks and cranks but never tries to run.

I checked for spark and it has spark at distributor and plug wire.

First question..how do I check for fuel?
Thought there would be a port I could test pressure but appears not to be on this car..

Next question..does this car have any weird security features where you can't have door open and fail to start "X" number of times or anything like that?
I had all doors open and tried starting it about 10 times. The second time it seemed to almost fire...then nothing.

nismax1994

I'm not the best at these things, but to check for fuel you could listen for the fuel pump coming on when you turn the key. You might have to pop the back seat out to be able to hear it. If you don't hear it, don't assume it's bad.... Look for a reason why the car isn't signalling it to come on.

chrome91

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yep, pop off the back seat lower cushion where the fuel pump is. should hear it whine a bit if its working, if you hear nothing i would test for power at the connector. you can also hook a pressure gauge in-line between the fuel filter and the fuel rail, thats what most people do with VG30E i believe

CMax03

iTrader: (3)

Also check the injectors with a noid tester to make sure they're actuating!

ac max 92

iTrader: (13)

Probably just needs a new battery now. If you were starting it every so often and let it run then Let it sit over a winter without starting it at all for 4 months the battery cells probably froze and is garbage now after its thawed. Probably swelled too. Always a good idea if storing the car outside to pull the battery and store the battery inside in a warm place over the winter or put a trickle charger on it. Have you tried putting in another known good used battery just to see if it'll turn over before ripping the car apart? Also some fresh fuel if you didnt add stabilizer before it sat. The fuels probably gummed up and pull the oil cap and check for sludge. I'd do an oil change drain and put in fresh fuel if after the battery was the culprit.