She Wont Start!

So I get done wirirng some neons into the engine bay and in the front bumber middle hole, I start her up drive to get gas, get a full tank, go to work, go to start it and nothing. It starts for maybe a second then dies. I use our battery tester at advance and the battery tests good, the car wouldnt take a jump either, it just wont turn over does everything else...I have no clue what this could be and im low on cash(About 150$). Im thinking a fuel system problem but i dunno where to start, any ideas?

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

look under the car for leaks. if it's dry, I would guess that the fuel pump shorted out.

Could the relay be gone then, or do you think the atual pump is gone?

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

Back in January my pump shorted out. This sounds very similar to my situation. If it's not the pump, it might also be the starter motor. Have a dealer check it out.

If it is the starter, you could try banging on it with a big wrench. Sometimes if the starter is bad, beating on it will free it up. It's free and worth a shot- at least you could rule it out.

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

Stop.












Hammer time.

lol couldn't resist. sorry

LOL

LOL that was funny but its not the strater, its engaging everything is working fine just no like turnover..I know doesnt make sense but thats the only way I can think of explaining it

[King Asoka]

when you turn the key to the on posistion can you hear a hum coming from the rear. Thats the fuel pump. If you dont hear a hum then your pump aint working. My pump died at about 60,000KM.

[doubleN0alero]

mine died at about 25,000 miles...i had a problem of a floating gas gauge for a few days prior and then all of the sudden....nothin!

[ptrudel]

Originally posted by King Asoka@Sep 13 2005, 04:29 PM
when you turn the key to the on posistion can you hear a hum coming from the rear. Thats the fuel pump. If you dont hear a hum then your pump aint working. My pump died at about 60,000KM.

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weird...i've got 173,000kms on original pump

Yea Im starting to think very strongly that its the pump, I spoke with a guy today with a 2.2 ecotec on his 02 sunfire, I was there actually to tlak to him abou the zex nitrous shot he had but he ended up saying it saved him one day when his pump went out, he told me that basically the J-Body pumps are crap and seem to go bad quickly, and if this is true Im thinkin of getting a performance aftermarket pump from work, I dont see the point in going oem if the pumps are crap,

[FormulaNERD]

maybe your sponsorship will give you a walbro at half price

also check that all your grounds are secure... my car wouldn't start due to two loose grounds.. nice huh?

[brim]

check, check, triplecheck your battery connections even if they seem tight, and retry

You can rule out the battery cables or your starter ITS either the pump the relay or one side of the ignition coil burnt out I had both problems and the situation was the same I had power and everything and it turned over but would not fire my pump went at about 40k and my coil just went at 53k.

Wlel I was thinking about it, If it is the ignition coil that means both sides went out on both coils, because even if one side went out itd still crank but run like crap right?

2nd, the way our cars are set up, to test fuel pressure and stuff, the vavle is on the fuel line somehwre under the car(I have no clue where it is).

Pump relay shouldnt be out, I switched it with the A/C Compressor one whihc is the exact same and still nothing.

My guess is that the module went out. But thats just a guess, Its getting towed this morning and fixed.

Thanks for the ideas by the way

Will

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

so the car's been sitting for a whole week waiting to get looked at by pros? weak.