Did you do any work recently? It could be a vacuum leak if you have.

 

Nothing other than cutting the drivers seatbelt wires. But that was 4 days ago. No CEL's.

Vacuum leak can cause a non-start ? It's not in my yard so I can't go try stuff randomly like normal

 

if you can actually hear the starter working your battery might be 100% dead. you won't be able to jump it. i would try that first.

 

Are you hearing a clicking from the starter, or are you hearing the engine turning over?

Battery could be too dead for a jump (like faus03), could be the ring gears on your flywheel giving out (happened to me), could be a lot of things depending on the sounds that your hearing.

 

if thats the deal take off the connectors and pour some coke on it. has to be coke though no other pop. let us know if that works.

 

is the starter making any noises at all? can you tell?

 

Yes, that sound it makes before the car actually goes on, it's making that sound. the turnover sound

 

Its still possible that it could be corrosion. Nothing in a car takes as much power as the starter motor... so a lot of things can still work even if your engine doesn't have enough power to turn over

 

since the battery is corroding, should I just go buy a new one right now ?

 

Yeah like Faus03 said, don't go out and buy a new battery yet try a few things first. Battery's don't "corrode" really, the terminals corrode or the battery wears out.

 

try the coke real quick then, if possible try another battery.

 

I can't on a quick basis as the car is not here.

If the battery is dead, would the lights not work? All lights/stereo works.

 

none of that stuff would work without the battery having a little juice thats for sure. do you know how to pop the clutch to start the car?

 

Well, if your sure the starter motor is actually rotating the assembly, then your next step would be ignition. You'll need to get a spark tester to see if any of your cylinders are getting a spark.

one like this:http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=36258

 

great. just what I need in -15 snowing weather. access to my back 3 plugs. i so want to sell this car right now.

 

Hey my car I haven't even had for a week won't start either.... well it will if i talk sweet to her and try it a few times. She is being retarded, but I have no corrosion. I don't understand how the battery will drain itself enough that the clock restarts in less than 8 hours... So Confuzzled

~Az~

 

07 or used? I'm betting that your battery is just dying. You know, modern vehicles require a lot of electricity and an engine's alternator is not designed to re-charge a battery with 50% or less of its potential, only to keep a full battery full.

 

I had a problem like this when i had an accent, it turned out being the crank sensor. i hope thats not the case here.

 

I'm told is the crank sensor is off position it won't start either ... ?? ....

I said that back on page 2, if that sensor is bad the car wont start, im not sure if you have a auto or standard, if you have a standard then DO NOT TRY POP STARTING IT!! that would mess up alot!

if your sensor is bad then you might have to check you timing belt to.
If you had to ask me that should be whats wrong, like i said i had an accent and i had the same thing happen but i was stupid and tried pop starting it. not good, thats why i have my tibby now.

 

Ah, I thought I read "clicking," but I see that it's turning over just not starting.

Interesting.

 

^ Not sure about that. If that were true, your fuel pump would be starved of fuel if you had under 5 gallons in your tank at any time (which I do regularly [college student]).

And unless your car actually ran out of fuel while you were driving and it dyed because of it; your fuel system should still be primed with fuel.

 

Mine is a used 2004. I am going to have the battery tested tomorrow and check fuses and what not... assuming it start... :*

~Az~

 

Just wondering if you ran out of gas, when you said that you were low on gas? That could clog injectors. Also, an easy thing to try, have a friend move your throttle cables when you try to start the car. If youre getting to much or to little fuel, it wont start, but it will try. Wouldnt hurt to try :3_shiny:

 

Oh yeah...em...this needs to be asked.

When you turn your key to the "ON" position (not the "START" position), can you hear your fuel pump priming?

 

Very important; should be a quiet click and a slight electronic hum.

 

Hmm even last year in -30 degree weather mine would start. I dont think its to cold. Go Canucks

 

wow -15 degree weather... and im sure ur not just hearing a clicking, ur hearing like the car actually turn over once but like its dying? ya meng thats the battery, try and get a battery with some retardedly high CCA also, to avoid stickyness dont use coke. baking soda mixed with water will remove corrosion so quickly, it like falls off


just another thought... culd be frozen fuel lines.. when i was driving the monte carlo around it started up and then just bogged down and died after u cleaned the sheet of ice of all the windows. it did not start up till it got warmer outside, if thisss is the problem use some heet

 

wow -15 degree weather... and im sure ur not just hearing a clicking, ur hearing like the car actually turn over once but like its dying? ya meng thats the battery, try and get a battery with some retardedly high CCA also, to avoid stickyness dont use coke. baking soda mixed with water will remove corrosion so quickly, it like falls off

The car won't start even while trying to jumpstart it. Wouldn't this void out the corrosion issue?

 

Just got back. no dice.

I pushed the car across to a Petrocan, put in almost half tank, gave'r a try, no go.
Fuel pump makes a noise, fuses are in tact.

I left it in the parkinglot of a Certiguard mechanic shop and will call them in the morning.

Any other idea's ?

 

I'm personally stumped.

I think there are just too many possible causes to diagnose over the internet.

 

Sorry I couldn't help you out more man. I wouldn't be able to do anything else without seeing it, and even then, I don't know what's going on. Good luck.

Did you get the battery checked?

 

K. That shop called. They can't figure it out.

They confirmed it's not getting any spark. :3_confuse :3_confuse

 

Bummer; well I guess the first step would be to check all connections going to the ignition coil; and then test the coil packs themselves.

 

Does the upper manifold have to be removed for this or can it be tested at the coil ?

 

I was thinking .... what if the crank sensor is bad ? That'l stop is from sparking, is that a hard job to replace?

 

shouldn't be anything a mechanic couldn't handle.