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Help needed car won't start

Started by brenno · 7 Jan 2013 · 3 replies

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brennoArchived member
So the other day I changed out my front brakes rotors pads new wheel bearing the works to the car for a 10 min run to check them ran good woke up the next morning and went to start it no go So what iy does is it will crank but won't start if I put my foot on the gas it will fire but rev out to about 2-3 k so I ease off the gas and it dies immediately I can here it sucking air but it back fires etc Now before all the obvious things this is what I have done changed out both fuel pumps for new items and a new fuel filter they prime and I have fuel at the rail the injectors were replace about 20000 k ago the cas is new and so is the maf the plugs and leads are 10000 k old but are fine So any ideas Cheers Brenno
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yortArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by brenno [View Post] So the other day I changed out my front brakes rotors pads new wheel bearing the works to the car for a 10 min run to check them ran good woke up the next morning and went to start it no go So what iy does is it will crank but won't start if I put my foot on the gas it will fire but rev out to about 2-3 k so I ease off the gas and it dies immediately I can here it sucking air but it back fires etc Now before all the obvious things this is what I have done changed out both fuel pumps for new items and a new fuel filter they prime and I have fuel at the rail the injectors were replace about 20000 k ago the cas is new and so is the maf the plugs and leads are 10000 k old but are fine So any ideas Cheers Brenno Fuel pressure regulator
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MxPx VLArchived member
Vacuum leak somewhere, engine is getting unmetered air? check all lines going to the manifold
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brennoArchived member
Cheers guys after a bit of digging it was dirty fuel I'm talking it was black so after a tank flush new filter and fpr and a bottle of injector cleaner she's all go again safe to say I'm not visiting that servo again
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