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I have a 2006 SL auto.

We recently got a new car (2013 Ford Escape 1.6L T) that has a key that you only have to turn to "start" momentarily, and the engine computer handles the rest. You don't have to hold it at start until it starts.

Well, I got into the habit of doing that. Then I accidentally did it to my Maxima. BAD IDEA!

As soon as I let go of the key, it sounded really rough and there was a really loud knocking sound. I shut it off immediately, thinking that the car didn't have oil pressure.

Now, I've heard this sound once before, and it was after the car had sat a while (it only sat a day this weekend). I understand that the timing chain can do this when the tensioners don't have pressure (I'm not all that familiar with the VQ35, I'm a Mitsubishi guy, I've built a few 4G63s).

So I went to start it up again, and now it won't start at all. The engine just turns, but one of the factors for combustion just isn't there. I suspect that I flooded the engine when I shut it off quick. I've had some hard starts after starting/stopping the engine quickly. I just tried to start it again an hour later, and it just wouldn't go.

I'm going for vacation for a week, so I'm hoping that the gas has evaporated by the time I get back when the car gets to sit in the sun for 5 days.

If not, I expect that the spark plugs will have to be taken out and perhaps dried in the sun for a bit, or disable the fuel injectors and crank it over to push the overly rich fuel mixture out the exhaust valves.

So, am I on the right track, here with the knock and the not starting? Any tips for removing the spark plugs or disabling the fuel injection?

Thanks guys!