Car does not want to start

CLARENCE HUMAN

MEMBER
1992 OPEL REKORD
2.3L
4 CYL
RWD
MANUAL
76,000 MILES

My car swings and smell fuel, when it starts it idles low as if it want to shut off. It misses when I try to accelerate.

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 AT 5:39 AM

1 Reply

KEN L

MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
43,036 POSTS

Hello,

It sounds like you have an ignition coil that is going out. I would replace the coil and all of the spark plugs, here is a guide to get you started.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-change-spark-plugs

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken