I washed my engine, now car wont start

Tiny
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  • 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO
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I washed my engineon my car I left thehood open to dry it for about a half hour. I went to work and came back. Check engine light went on while I was driving to work and coming back. The next morning I tryed to start my car but I won't start everything electrical turns on but it seems like the fuel is not being delivered so the enginecan start. Help please?
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Monday, November 14th, 2011 AT 6:20 PM

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Tiny
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If system does not detect spark it wont deliver fuel is usually the case. You got somethin wet that's defeating the startup. I did this once with a car and had to disassemble ignition unit and dry out with hair dryer.
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 AT 4:32 PM
Tiny
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How can I take that appart? And where is the ignition system?
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 AT 4:32 PM
Tiny
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Find out if you have spark.
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 AT 4:32 PM
Tiny
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Check to see if their is a valve leak on or around your spark plugs, also look for any sitting water anywhere.
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 AT 4:32 PM
Tiny
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If you have a dist. Cap remove and spray out with wd40 and dry. It wet in their.
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 AT 4:32 PM
Tiny
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Coils and module are unitized. If you could read codes that might help. Nice to own an inexpensive code reader just for such situations. Did you check for spark? Is it possible it broke the timing belt? Does crankover sound flat/even like no resistance from compression?
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 AT 4:32 PM
Tiny
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The module that is under the coils. Will burn up like that. Remove and inspect the module. Check the conecters also. Its strange it happened after you washed it.
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 AT 4:32 PM

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