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> ARRGGHH!!! Engine won't turn over!!!!, Just dropped dead.. any idea??
post Apr 12, 2003 - 3:53 PM
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Hi. My 98 Celica GT is stressing me out. It won't turn over frown.gif. I keep cranking and I would EVENTUALLY hear some VERY rough combustions but the engine just won't turn over. The strange thing is that the engine had always turned over instantly, and it turned over just fine two weeks ago. Last week I couldn't start the car, and left it at that because I didn't have time to deal with it. Now I still can't start the car.

I guess my question is: what could've changed in the space of ONE WEEK confused.gif? And the car went from starting just fine to no starting??? Any experience with similiar starting problems??? The care was always garaged so it's not like somebody messed up my car intentionally!?!?

Thanks in advance!!

phil

 
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post Apr 12, 2003 - 10:51 PM
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I really don't think old petrol will be the problem here. biggrin.gif

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lol that's what i was thinking.

i mean what is happening to all that gas in the ground


LOL

Igotta, you do know that crude oil is refined into petroleum/diesel/whatever before you put it in your tank?


I really don't know that much about internals and their problems pflau but it sounds pretty bad frown.gif Hate to be a prophet of doom, but take it to a mechanic man.

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- pflau   ARRGGHH!!! Engine won't turn over!!!!   Apr 12, 2003 - 3:53 PM
- - 97sccelica   if it doesnt turn over, then that means the starte...   Apr 12, 2003 - 4:00 PM
- - pflau   OK, I tried again.. it turned over but it was REAL...   Apr 12, 2003 - 4:40 PM
- - 97sccelica   wow, that sounds like crap do you have anyone tha...   Apr 12, 2003 - 4:44 PM
- - pflau   The car was GARAGED. I started it two weeks ago an...   Apr 12, 2003 - 4:56 PM
- - pflau   I just checked the fuel cap.. when I opened it I g...   Apr 12, 2003 - 4:58 PM
- - west_minist   Try removing 2 or more spark plugs and see if ther...   Apr 12, 2003 - 5:17 PM
- - 97sccelica   that gas is on the old side. if you try to check/...   Apr 12, 2003 - 5:56 PM
- - zigy   These are one of the hints that you can try out......   Apr 12, 2003 - 7:04 PM
- - west_minist   QUOTE (97sccelica @ Apr 12, 2003 - 5:10 PM) that g...   Apr 12, 2003 - 7:13 PM
- - pflau   This is the first plug. Does it look ok??? This wh...   Apr 12, 2003 - 7:56 PM
- - pflau   ok, the those three plugs are exactly like that.. ...   Apr 12, 2003 - 10:08 PM
- - Matthew   QUOTE (west_minist @ Apr 12, 2003 - 4:27 PM) QUOTE...   Apr 12, 2003 - 10:29 PM
- - KAMiX   I really don't think old petrol will be the pr...   Apr 12, 2003 - 10:51 PM
- - 97sccelica   QUOTE (pflau @ Apr 12, 2003 - 5:10 PM) This is th...   Apr 13, 2003 - 2:20 AM
- - west_minist   Well, everyone in the USA might have that problem....   Apr 13, 2003 - 5:52 AM
- - 97sccelica   QUOTE (west_minist @ Apr 13, 2003 - 3:06 AM) Well,...   Apr 13, 2003 - 12:03 PM
- - pflau   The car is a 98, got about 23k miles. Only drive i...   Apr 13, 2003 - 12:38 PM
- - west_minist   Platinum is not a good conductor of electricity. ...   Apr 13, 2003 - 4:57 PM
- - Silver94CelicaOwner   If your car still isnt running, i would highly rec...   Apr 13, 2003 - 6:26 PM
- - 97GTinKC   My 97GT did the exact same thing last fall, had ab...   Apr 18, 2003 - 12:23 AM
- - west_minist   That is normal. When buying performance parts, it...   Apr 18, 2003 - 7:36 AM
- - NEVERSTOP   if you gonna get plugs go with iridium - period. ...   Apr 18, 2003 - 11:29 PM
- - pflau   oh... YES!!! my car is running again. ...   Apr 18, 2003 - 11:30 PM
- - NEVERSTOP   congrats   Apr 18, 2003 - 11:32 PM
- - pflau   YES good suggestion I will change the fuel filter ...   Apr 18, 2003 - 11:34 PM
- - NEVERSTOP   Thats kinda what I though about them until I got a...   Apr 18, 2003 - 11:41 PM
- - Matthew   12 dollars/plug really isn't that much i know...   Apr 18, 2003 - 11:49 PM
- - pflau   WTF??? 80 buck a plug!!!! what ...   Apr 18, 2003 - 11:54 PM
- - pflau   QUOTE (97GTinKC @ Apr 17, 2003 - 9:37 PM)I did che...   Apr 18, 2003 - 11:59 PM
- - 97GTinKC   Yeah, I know, seem to remember 10k ohm per foot as...   Apr 19, 2003 - 5:33 PM
- - pflau   the only thing "unusual" was that the we...   Apr 20, 2003 - 12:54 AM


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