2000 Hyundai Elantra won't start

Tiny
KELLICA77
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  • 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
  • 4 CYL
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 145,000 MILES
I have a 2000 Hyundai Elantra that will not start. A week ago today, on a Sunday, was the last time I drove it. That day I had a new after market cd player installed. As this car is not our only vehicle it was not driven for a few days. On Wednesday I started the car but after realizing it was low on gas I decided to take another vehicle as I didn't have time to stop and get gas. The next day, Thursday, the car would not start. The CD player comes on as well as the usual lights that come on upon turning the key. The car does act like it is trying to start and makes noise upon turning the key however it won't catch. I did go and fill a gas can and put in about 4 gallongs of gas and the car still will not start. Because of the cold weather it was considered that what little gas was in the tank could have frozen however as the temperatures have warmed it still will not start. I did also notice that the check engine light stays on even when all the other lights have gone off but I'm not sure if that is reliable since the car is not actually started.
Sunday, January 16th, 2011 AT 8:34 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Plug in a scan tool and check if there are any trouble codes. That would be the easiest way to confirm it the CEL is correctly indicating something is wrong.

Check and see what is missing. The link has a comprehensinve explanation of what to check and look out for.
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Monday, January 17th, 2011 AT 4:55 PM

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