HELP! car wont start

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

06-19-2003, 09:16 AM

dm7297

Senior Member

Thread Starter

iTrader: (1)

Join Date: Aug 2001

Posts: 490

HELP! car wont start

help help my car wont start, it cranks but wont start, kinda like when you use a key with out the chip in it. only thing i can think of is its my alarm fuel cut off, b/c i had the fuse box open and forgot to close it so my hood didnt close all the way and i tried to start it, with the hood up alittle, is the hood tied into the alarm? also is there any way i could pull codes off a 5th gen with out going to a dealer, like the 4th gens?

any help or ideas would be great

06-19-2003, 09:41 AM

MaximaMoJo

Senior Member

Join Date: Aug 2002

Posts: 376

Yeah, this sounds like a fuel delivery problem. Can you here the fuel pump come on when you first turn the key to or past the ACC position? I know the alarm for the fourth gen is tied into the hood. If it is not the alarm, then it might be a bad fuel pump. As far as ECU codes that might be in the FAQ's in the 5th gen forums.

06-19-2003, 09:44 AM

dm7297

Senior Member

Thread Starter

iTrader: (1)

Join Date: Aug 2001

Posts: 490

Quote:

Originally posted by MaximaMoJo
Yeah, this sounds like a fuel delivery problem. Can you here the fuel pump come on when you first turn the key to or past the ACC position? I know the alarm for the fourth gen is tied into the hood. If it is not the alarm, then it might be a bad fuel pump. As far as ECU codes that might be in the FAQ's in the 5th gen forums.

thats a good point ill listen for the fuel put thing when i get home from work, its under the rear seat right?

06-19-2003, 11:37 AM

MaximaMoJo

Senior Member

Join Date: Aug 2002

Posts: 376

Yeah, you should be able to hear with the radio off inside the cabin of the car. It sounds like a soft click sound. You shouldn't have to take the seat out or anything.

06-19-2003, 02:31 PM

dm7297

Senior Member

Thread Starter

iTrader: (1)

Join Date: Aug 2001

Posts: 490

Quote:

Originally posted by MaximaMoJo
Yeah, you should be able to hear with the radio off inside the cabin of the car. It sounds like a soft click sound. You shouldn't have to take the seat out or anything.

ok i can hear the fuel pump come on it clicks then makes a short buzzing noise but still no start, had the bat disconnected for like 6 hrs and still nothing, i just noticed my upd is leaking oil from the crank seal would that cause it not to start?

06-19-2003, 04:41 PM

dm7297

Senior Member

Thread Starter

iTrader: (1)

Join Date: Aug 2001

Posts: 490

my dads friend fixes cars he looked at it and said that the injectors are not getting pulse he seems to thinkg the crank shaft sensor is either shot or not working right so i donno

06-23-2003, 08:53 AM

MaximaMoJo

Senior Member

Join Date: Aug 2002

Posts: 376

Do you have a RVM underdrive pulley? If you do I would do some searching. First thing I would do would be to put the stock pulley back on and see what happens. It is probably your crank position sensor. Good Luck, let us know what it was.

06-23-2003, 02:39 PM

dm7297

Senior Member

Thread Starter

iTrader: (1)

Join Date: Aug 2001

Posts: 490

Quote:

Originally posted by MaximaMoJo
Do you have a RVM underdrive pulley? If you do I would do some searching. First thing I would do would be to put the stock pulley back on and see what happens. It is probably your crank position sensor. Good Luck, let us know what it was.

its not the pulley cuz it was working fine when it was first on, it is the crank shaft sensor cuz its at the shop now, it go ruined cuz oil was leaking on the sensor b/c the person who put it on didnt replace the oil seal that i game him grrrrr