I had not started my car since the 25th of december. When I went to start it yesterday it wouldn't start. Just the grr grr grr grr. I tried to jump it, but that didn't help. The lights and everything worked, so I guessed that it was the starter. I called my local nissan dealership and some in service told me to put the gas to the floor and start it up. I was told it would flood the engine out. After the second try it worked. Any ideas on what the real problem is with my car?

-Thanks

 

Flooring the pedal actually disengages the fuel pump when starting so that you dont flood it more. Maybe something was clogged? Has it been starting ok since you had the problem? My 97 sat from the 28th until last night and when I started it last night I noticed it running rough initially, but it started right up. I think the cold, and my original spark plugs are catching up with me.

 

i've heard this term used with older cars..

i.e. cars with carbuerators... "flooding" the car means filling the motor with gas (to put it simply)

in my pops old 88 chevy wagon ..
i used to sit in it while it was off and press the gas and brake (i was playin round only 11yr old)

so when he'd come back to start it .. it wouldn't work.. i had flooded the motor..

Ant

 

If you planning to not use your car for awhile, isn't it a good idea to disconnect the + battery cable? I heard someone told me that by disconnecting the battery cable, you wouldn't drain your battery, and thus when you want to start up your car again, just reconnect the battery cables. You shouldn't have any problems starting the car up. Is this right?

 

Yes, if you plan on not starting the car for a long period of time, you should disconnect the battery. This has nothing to do with flooding the engine, but it is good practice if you don't drive your car for long periods of time like several weeks.

 

Personally i find that using dry gas really helps with starting in the cold,,but thats just my opinion

 

So, I still have no clue why my car wouldn't start.

 

THe car works fine now, I on't have 38k on the car and it has been maintained since day 1. I don't get it

 

Was it turning over slow? how old is
the battery? try some dry gas and
see if it does it again,,,does it
neeed a tune-up? my other car (87 chevy sprint ) was
not starting when it was real cold
so i changed the plugs ,,cap and rotor
and now i havent had a problem since..

 

ok picture you driving down the road no one in front ;floor the car ,what would happen ? maximum air ,maximum gas .
now at a stand still doing the same thing gives you enough gas but maximum air causing the engine to fire up
on the other hand PUMPING the gas would *flood* the engine ,ie.too much gas not enough air =no start
now if you flooded the car (pumping the gas) the only way it would start would be to floor it (air to match the gas already in the engine )

 

Yes it was turning over slow and didn't start. I threw some dry gas in a month ago and some more last night. After it started up today, the car has been fine. Nothing unusual at all. I don't think it needs a tune up. It's a '98 with 38k. Oils and Filters changed at appropriate intervals.

 

The same problem with my 98 maxima engine turns over but wont start.I always driven it with low fuel.

 

"It's a '98 with 38k"

That thing must be IMMACULATE ahaha

Also, I don't say there is, or was anything wrong with your car. It happends. You leave it for a while with no start and things start to thicken up, dry out, etc. Also your battery may not have been 100% from the start. Leaving it connected but not started in half a year will do that. You should be fine from here on in.

 

you realize the post you are referring to was from 2001....?

 

that was a bad resurrection

 

Although, there was a 99 on ebay last year or so with 25k miles. Driven by a grandma in CA

 

i got owned...bow my head in shame. I seen a reply to it above mine that was current and just went with it. Hah...so technically HE resurrected it

 

Well yeah, but a 98 with 31K in 2001 was not too shabby