03 3.0i not starting
- Thread starter bigbacon
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id ont know, I'm to afraid to lay a plug out on the engine and crank it. I think if I was getting spark, the engine would do more than it is and ther wouldn't be so much unburnt fuel in the cylinders.
is there something I can do with a multimeter on the coil, the coil wiring, etc that can at least let me know if power/whatever is getting that far? I can test stuff easily if someone can tell me what to test and what not. Again I am not familiar with this engine/car at all and without a repair manual, I'm not going ot poke around unless someone can explain what to do.
is there something I can do with a multimeter on the coil, the coil wiring, etc that can at least let me know if power/whatever is getting that far? I can test stuff easily if someone can tell me what to test and what not. Again I am not familiar with this engine/car at all and without a repair manual, I'm not going ot poke around unless someone can explain what to do.
they said it started right up and acted like it had a lot of fuel dumped into the cylinders...well no s**t, I told them that. Whats weird is I couldn't get the damn thing to start after pulling the plugs, drying them off, letting everything sit for like 8 hours, cranking it with the pedal to floor and all that jazz..
The transmission issue they think is the clutch dragging like a spring or something on the disc came loose or whatever but it doesn't seem like an internal transmission issue. That kinda sucks because they won't know unless they pull the trans and that is like 500 bucks right there to do it. Getting it into gears is problematic as it is like if I don't have it at just the right RPMS I sort of have to force it into the gear. Normally at high RPMS it isn't that bad but lower, say 3500 or less it gets tricky and some gears, like going from 2 to 3 its like I am completely blocked from going into it unless it bring it back into neutral and then into 3 again.
maybe since it starts, I'll take somewhere else and have them look at it and see what they say.
The transmission issue they think is the clutch dragging like a spring or something on the disc came loose or whatever but it doesn't seem like an internal transmission issue. That kinda sucks because they won't know unless they pull the trans and that is like 500 bucks right there to do it. Getting it into gears is problematic as it is like if I don't have it at just the right RPMS I sort of have to force it into the gear. Normally at high RPMS it isn't that bad but lower, say 3500 or less it gets tricky and some gears, like going from 2 to 3 its like I am completely blocked from going into it unless it bring it back into neutral and then into 3 again.
maybe since it starts, I'll take somewhere else and have them look at it and see what they say.
Get a second opinion. Could be part of the clutch plate departed
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Good to hear that the engine has come back into line! I thought it might of filled up with fuel has happened a few times with the Z after a short run and too many times with the boat!!
Have a practice with the plugs seeing the spark when there no pressure!! :wink:
Good to hear your your rolling!
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Good to hear that the engine has come back into line! I thought it might of filled up with fuel has happened a few times with the Z after a short run and too many times with the boat!!
Have a practice with the plugs seeing the spark when there no pressure!! :wink:
Good to hear your your rolling!
there could be but I am not really in the mood to research that.
The dealer I would go to I at least know, we take my wife's mini there. Unless it was covered under my extended warranty, I wouldn't pay to have them tear it apart and figure it out. I'll probably just end up selling it.
The dealer I would go to I at least know, we take my wife's mini there. Unless it was covered under my extended warranty, I wouldn't pay to have them tear it apart and figure it out. I'll probably just end up selling it.
