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Originally Posted by dblackhawk
My problem is a bit more complicated.....
The car was running perfectly. One day, it wouldn't start. I laid on the key without releasing, turning over the engine for at least 3 minutes without letting up. It started fine. The next day, the same thing happened, but this time it wouldn't start. I poured injector cleaner and dry gas in the tank. Then, after charging the battery I laid on the key for about 3 minutes again. It finally started and ran rough for a while, then began running smoothly.
It ran fine for about 1 week. Then the other day, it started just fine and I drove it about 3 miles down the road, and it just stopped again. It turns over fine, but now, it won't start at all.
ANY SUGGESTIONS ?
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OK, sorry...let me fill in the gaps. My neighbor is a certified mechanic, although he doesn't do foreign cars. He stopped on his way home from work the first time it wouldn't start and checked the car. It was firing properly. It was getting fuel. He also checked all electrical fuses/relays, etc. He came to the belief that the car has a short or bad ground somewhere (possibly the in-tank fuel pump or ignition switch, according to him).
It's after that that I added the dry gas and the injector cleaner, laid on the ignition and the car started and ran
PERFECTLY for a week. That tells me the compression is good. The exhaust is normal, no white or black.
Once the car is started, it runs and "takes off" like a charm. The problem is it will crank just fine, but it will not start. Battery is good, starter is good, getting fuel, getting spark, compression is great. It has to be something simple.
Any suggestions where to start?
THANKS