Went to start my car and it wanted to turn but couldn’t

BRENTULRICH88

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2003 TOYOTA COROLLA
1.8L
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
219,000 MILES

This is more of a curiosity question. My car was parked on a hill (car facing up) for about 24 hours. Went to start my car and it wanted to turn but couldn’t. Tried again, this time tapping the throttle and it started. Never has done this before so wasn’t sure if being parked on the hill had anything to do with the fuel. Had 3/4 tank.

Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 AT 4:13 PM

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

MECHANIC
110,176 POSTS

Hi,

It is possible that being on a hill could have caused it. I'm sure it wasn't designed to do that. If it happens again, try this:

1. From the off position, turn the key to run (engine off) and count to 5.
2. Turn key off and repeat step 1 three times.
3. On the 4th time, see if the engine starts normally.

If it does, that indicates the fuel pressure dropped off and it took the pump a few tries to get it when it was needed to start.

Let me know if that helps or if you have other questions.

Take care and God Bless.

Joe

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Friday, May 21st, 2021 AT 5:56 PM

KEN L

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This sounds like the throttle bore is dirty. lets go over theses guides to help fix it:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/throttle-actuator-service

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/stall-at-idle

Please run down this guide and report back.

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Friday, May 21st, 2021 AT 5:56 PM