Engine wont start!

Pick your symptoms below check it and get back with some testing results

**Cranks but no start condition:

Get a helper disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine at least 3/16 away from ground -have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel related problem, Do you hear the fuel pump come On when you turn key on? If not check fuel pump fuse and fuel pump relay if so, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel filter/fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil packs, coil's resistances, distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors and computer Note: If it doesn't apply disregard it.

**No crank at all/nothing/nada when key is engage to starting position

Could be a blown fusible link, the starter, starter relay, clutch switch/park and neutral switch/transmission position switch and ignition switch assuming the battery condition and connections are good. Note:If it doesn't apply disregard.

Long crank time, then running okay is generally a sign that fuel pressure bled down while the engine was off for a long period of time. That is usually caused by a leaking injector, but a leaking pressure regulator, or a leaking check valve in the fuel pump can cause that too. The most serious outcome, which is still not terribly significant, is that raw fuel leaking into that cylinder can run down past the piston rings and wash the film of oil off the cylinder wall. That will accelerate wear during the first few seconds after start-up. After that, the fuel in the oil will vaporize and be pulled out to be burned in the engine. The worst thing you can do related to that is mostly short trips where the engine never reaches normal operating temperature.

The sure way to verify my diagnosis is to connect a fuel pressure gauge to the test port and see if the pressure has dropped after a few hours. It should hold for days, if not weeks. If the pressure has dropped significantly, it needs to come up to a certain pressure before the engine will run, and the engine needs to be rotating, (cranking or running), for the fuel pump to run. Add to that battery voltage gets drawn down a lot by the starter, and that means the fuel pump is also running on low voltage, so it takes even longer to build pressure.

A second thing you can do to prove to yourself how smart I am is to turn on the ignition switch without cranking the engine. After a couple of seconds, turn it off, wait a few seconds, then turn it on again. Maybe even do that a third time, then crank the engine. Besides the fuel pump running when the engine is rotating, it also runs for one second when the ignition switch is turned on, also to insure pressure is up for starting. Turning the ignition switch on multiple times before cranking the engine should make the fuel pump run multiple times, and that will get the pressure up faster.