Car won't start

Tiny
DINGODAVIS
  • MEMBER
  • VOLKSWAGEN
What would be wrong with my car if it will turn over but not start?

1996 VW Jetta
110,000 miles on it
Saturday, September 2nd, 2006 AT 2:02 PM

1 Reply

Tiny
SYNCRAIT
  • MECHANIC
  • 235 POSTS
Well for your car to start it needs fuel and spark. So what you want to do is to first see if fuel is getting in there. Try turning over the engine and flooding the cylinders. Remove the spark plugs and see if they smell like fresh fuel if that turns out ok replace the spark plugs and start from there. If you dont smell fuel then it may be a fuel delivery problem. When you first turn the key to acc you should hear a faint humming in the underside rear of the car, being the fuel pump it will turn off after a few seconds untill the car is started. Start with that and let us know good luck :)
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Saturday, September 2nd, 2006 AT 5:33 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Sponsored links