97 Taurus turns over but won't start!!!help
pquiroz
08-25-2004, 10:00 AM
We went to dinner last night, came out to leave and our car didn't start. It was running fine up until that point, my neighboor suggested the fuel cut off switch but I don't know how to reset it, help.
sahib
08-26-2004, 07:53 AM
The fuel cut off (inertia) swithc is located in the trunk on the drivers side, I believe. You can check in your owners manual to be sure. I would doubt that is the problem though, unless you smacked the building when you parked. I would listen for the fuel pump to hum when key is first turned on to see if it is functioning. If you don't hear the hum (for about a second or two) the pump or the power to it is faulty. Could be something altogether different too. Does it have a distributor? If not, it could be a coil pack. If it does, it could be the coil or whatever makes these newer ones fire. I've not had any experience with the late models yet.
punk_chic6
09-08-2004, 09:46 AM
check your ignition fuse
drling
08-31-2005, 07:22 AM
My '98 has had a few no start problems all connected to the Power Distribution Box.
First was an arcing connection on the fuel pump maxi fuse. Every once in a while the car would just die (usually on my wife), 15 minutes later (after the tow truck arrived) the car would start. After a fuel pump, inertia switch and pump relay one day I just pulled out the fuel pump relay maxi fuse, one leg was burned and pitted - intermittant arcing feeding back to the ECU through the connection on the relay, this shut off the pump. Change the fuse and no problems for 2 years.
The next was just this weekend, the car was getting hard to start. When it happened to me I noticed that the Check Engine light was blinking rapidly when the ingnition was on and there was no pump noise when the key was first turned on to ingnition. Another Power Distribution Box problem! The Low Speed Cooling Fan Relay power leg was cooked! Again, arcing feeding back to the ECU shuting off the fuel pump! Clean the connection (R&R wire) and a new relay and no problems!
CHECK ALL OF THE FUSES AND RELAY CONNECTIONS IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX YEARLY!
First was an arcing connection on the fuel pump maxi fuse. Every once in a while the car would just die (usually on my wife), 15 minutes later (after the tow truck arrived) the car would start. After a fuel pump, inertia switch and pump relay one day I just pulled out the fuel pump relay maxi fuse, one leg was burned and pitted - intermittant arcing feeding back to the ECU through the connection on the relay, this shut off the pump. Change the fuse and no problems for 2 years.
The next was just this weekend, the car was getting hard to start. When it happened to me I noticed that the Check Engine light was blinking rapidly when the ingnition was on and there was no pump noise when the key was first turned on to ingnition. Another Power Distribution Box problem! The Low Speed Cooling Fan Relay power leg was cooked! Again, arcing feeding back to the ECU shuting off the fuel pump! Clean the connection (R&R wire) and a new relay and no problems!
CHECK ALL OF THE FUSES AND RELAY CONNECTIONS IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX YEARLY!
shorod
09-01-2005, 02:25 AM
We went to dinner last night, came out to leave and our car didn't start. It was running fine up until that point, my neighboor suggested the fuel cut off switch but I don't know how to reset it, help.
Did the engine turn over (crank) and just not start, or did it not even turn over?
-Rod
Did the engine turn over (crank) and just not start, or did it not even turn over?
-Rod
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