my battery isn't dead cause I bought one last night and installed it and this morning when I went to go start it it wasn't starting it didnt even feel or sound like it was gonna start just the normal starting sound it gives...so whats wrong?
2007-12-06 12:34:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I have 146K miles
2007-12-06 15:17:47 · update #1
it's a gas guzzler, so time to scrap it.
2007-12-06 12:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stand near the gas tank and have somebody turn the key off and on, listen for the buzz of the fuel pump. If you hear that OK. Next take off a spark plug wire and stick a screw driver in the end and hold the steel of the driver about a 1/4 away from the motor and have them crank it. If you see the spark, OK. If it's got both gas and spark and it cranks; you're in trouble.
2007-12-06 20:59:37 · answer #2 · answered by Bob H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typical Ford.
A fella was stranded once with his, I wiggled all the relays under the hood there, and it started.
My wife`s car won`t start sometimes, but it will immediately when I turn the heater control to OFF and turn the key ON, but wait a couple of seconds until the Fuel injection system gets up to pressure...
Then it starts!!
Oh, 1996 is the first year for OBD-II. OBD-II is the newer super picky computer system in cars now...
2007-12-06 20:50:30 · answer #3 · answered by mdcbert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is cranking over, there is a pretty good chance that the fuel pump has failed, or that you have a restriction in the fuel filter.
If there is more than 125K on the odometer, check the pump.
2007-12-06 20:50:28 · answer #4 · answered by Ironhand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might need plugs and plug wires. Start with a basic tune-up. Next step would be the ignition.
2007-12-06 20:48:14 · answer #5 · answered by AAMCO of Maine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋