2006 G-35 Sedan will not start, after sitting for 6 months...
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2006 G-35 Sedan will not start, after sitting for 6 months...
Okay, long story short... I accidentally rear-ended someone about 6 months ago and I only had liability insurance! Since it was my fault, I was left to fix the damage to my car on my own. The damage was to the front-passenger side, which included... the condenser, radiator, fan housing, core support mount, hood, grill, passenger headlight, and fender!!! I already replaced everything, refilled radiator and bought new battery... went to start it, but it only cracks and does not fire-up!?! I've been doing research online and I cannot find anything specific to my situation... please, if anyone has any ideas or thoughts let me know?!?
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Could potentially be bad gas. The new E10 stuff does not store very well. You may have to siphon out the fuel and try some new gas.
Basically you need 3 things to fire the engine. Air, fuel and spark.
Verify nothing made a nest in your cars air filter box over the last 6 months and you have a clear path into the engine.
For spark, I used to take a spare spark plug, lay it on the metal part of the engine, and hook a COP or iginition wire to it. When the engine cranks over, you can see the spark dancing around and verify that the plugs are in fact firing.
That leaves fuel. With a car sitting for 6 months, usually thr gas is fine, but sometimes it can go bad. If the gas is fine, is it getting to the engine? Are the fuel injectors pulsing? Do you smell raw fuel out the tailpipe when you are cranking? Is your fuel pump working?
During the course of your repairs, did you unplug or replace any harnesses? Are they all plugged back in?
Basically you need 3 things to fire the engine. Air, fuel and spark.
Verify nothing made a nest in your cars air filter box over the last 6 months and you have a clear path into the engine.
For spark, I used to take a spare spark plug, lay it on the metal part of the engine, and hook a COP or iginition wire to it. When the engine cranks over, you can see the spark dancing around and verify that the plugs are in fact firing.
That leaves fuel. With a car sitting for 6 months, usually thr gas is fine, but sometimes it can go bad. If the gas is fine, is it getting to the engine? Are the fuel injectors pulsing? Do you smell raw fuel out the tailpipe when you are cranking? Is your fuel pump working?
During the course of your repairs, did you unplug or replace any harnesses? Are they all plugged back in?
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Oh just to check...
When you check for spark, the plug needs to be grounded to the engine at some point. If you plug it into the COP and it hangs in midair, it wont fire. You need to angle it so that some part of th emetal body is grounded against the engine.
Just want to check that you did this right
When you check for spark, the plug needs to be grounded to the engine at some point. If you plug it into the COP and it hangs in midair, it wont fire. You need to angle it so that some part of th emetal body is grounded against the engine.
Just want to check that you did this right
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