wont start!! help please

1996talonesi · #1 10-21-2003, 05:42 PM

hey everybody.... well i have a 1996 eagle talon esi and i was driving around last night and i went to the gas station too fill up then when i tried starting my car it just click so i figured the battery was dead... had my dad come jump start me... worked fine. got home tried starting it agian no click at all completely dead. so i tried charging it but everytime i put the charger on,,, it would freak out and start sparking like i was touching a positve and negitive directly together... so any way today i got a new battery hooked it up and all it will do now is turn over... doesnt sound like it is getting any gas.... did the computer freak out or sumthing??? thanks any help would be greatly appreciated

DSM-Owner · #2 10-21-2003, 06:39 PM

what do you mean "it will turn over"??

1996talonesi · #3 10-21-2003, 07:09 PM

when i say it will turn over i mean it sounds like it would if i where out of gas.... i can feel the car shake cuz the engine is trying to start but just wont.... sucks.... thanks

DSM-Owner · #4 10-21-2003, 07:15 PM

how many miles on the car?? also check your spark plugs to make sure they are producing spark to the engine

Talon007 · #5 10-21-2003, 09:07 PM

Four things to make an engine start:
1. Fuel
2. Spark
3. Air
4. Compression

Find out which one is missing.

96talontsi · #6 10-23-2003, 01:59 PM

have you tried push starting it? just a suggestion

kjewer1 · #7 10-23-2003, 02:04 PM

Like talon said, check for fuel and spark. Also check the fuse for the ECU.

96talontsi · #8 10-23-2003, 02:19 PM

where is the fuse for my ecu??? thanks

kjewer1 · #9 10-23-2003, 02:23 PM

I Wish I knew more about the NT DSMs... But its going to be under the hood in a fuse box. It will potentially be called MPI, Ignition, ECU, Engine, or Motor. Those are some of the common names anyway.

96talontsi · #10 10-23-2003, 02:26 PM

hey sorry about the confusion

this is 96talontsi, not 1996talonesi lol.... i was just curious about where it was in mine.... i have no problems (except being curious)

kjewer1 · #11 10-23-2003, 03:10 PM

LOL

On the turbo cars it is in the fuse box by the filter. I believe it is "motor" In a 1g, its the MPI fuse on the block hanging off the positive terminal.

Talon007 · #12 10-23-2003, 07:37 PM

YA 1G T/NT same shit

boosting20psi · #13 10-25-2003, 09:07 PM

you out my want to try your cooling temp senser my went out and the same thing was haping so llok into it

biggd29 · #14 10-26-2003, 12:17 AM

i have this same problem with my 97 eclipse. i've actually had this problem for over 2 years. i'm not sure what causes the problem. but is defineity fuel related.
i've found that if i put in a high octane gas and some fuel injector cleaner, it seems to fix the problem, at least for a few months. i've found that problems seems to ocasionaly come back.
another fix i've come accross is to disconect and reconect the connecters that go into the module. if you do that, i'm almost certian that your car will start.

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