B-lackGSX99
15+ Year Contributor
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- Nov 9, 2006
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Edmonton,
Alberta_Canada
Okay, so I have been reading through these forums for a couple hours now, and have a bit of a feel for what I need to do. But prior to getting to physically involved, I figured i'd lay out the issue that I am having (for both posterity's sake, as well as to make sure I am not missing anything).
My car was running without any noticable issue, parked it over night, and the next day it wouldn't start up. When I turn the ignition on, the car sounds like it is trying to start normally, and I can hear the engine fire a few times sometimes (sounds like a couple times through the exhaust beat) but it never catches and fully starts up. The few times that the engine sounded like it was trying to fire up, I attempted to give it some gas while turning the ignition on, I have been able to (on one occasion) to get the rpms up over 2000, but then they drop back down to zero. While I am turning the ignition on, black smoke does pour slowly out of my tailpipe, so I do think I am getting fuel. I have only tried swapping the spark plugs out for an older set of NGKBRP7es's, but it didn't seem to make any difference (the old ones did come out pretty black on the tips and moist looking (probably from the fuel that I was flooding into the motor while on the starter?). Either way, they are likely firing, otherwise I can't imagine there being any other reason for the black smoke coming out of my tailpipe (the excess fuel must be getting ignited in some way...right?).
In any case, I am going to have it towed to the shop to be tested for spark, fuel, compression, and i'm going to ask them to ensure that the timing is correct.
On a side note, I had the head gasket replaced on this car just over a month ago...would the mechanic have touched anything in that process that could cause this no-start issue?? Any suggestions / comments would be greatly appreciated...otherwise, I will update as with new news as it happens.
My car was running without any noticable issue, parked it over night, and the next day it wouldn't start up. When I turn the ignition on, the car sounds like it is trying to start normally, and I can hear the engine fire a few times sometimes (sounds like a couple times through the exhaust beat) but it never catches and fully starts up. The few times that the engine sounded like it was trying to fire up, I attempted to give it some gas while turning the ignition on, I have been able to (on one occasion) to get the rpms up over 2000, but then they drop back down to zero. While I am turning the ignition on, black smoke does pour slowly out of my tailpipe, so I do think I am getting fuel. I have only tried swapping the spark plugs out for an older set of NGKBRP7es's, but it didn't seem to make any difference (the old ones did come out pretty black on the tips and moist looking (probably from the fuel that I was flooding into the motor while on the starter?). Either way, they are likely firing, otherwise I can't imagine there being any other reason for the black smoke coming out of my tailpipe (the excess fuel must be getting ignited in some way...right?).
In any case, I am going to have it towed to the shop to be tested for spark, fuel, compression, and i'm going to ask them to ensure that the timing is correct.
On a side note, I had the head gasket replaced on this car just over a month ago...would the mechanic have touched anything in that process that could cause this no-start issue?? Any suggestions / comments would be greatly appreciated...otherwise, I will update as with new news as it happens.