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·Well i bought a '90 turbo auto the other day, and now it's fucked.
When I got it, it wouldn't start cos it had no petrol. So I put 5 litres in and drove away. I went to a garage and filled it up all the way.
The needle in the fuel gauge was right at the top, but as soon as i left the garage it started going down. I thought I must have a leak, or hole in my tank. After about 5-10 min the fuel gauge was reading empty, but the low fuel light didn't come on (It did, however come on while I was driving from the place I bought it to the petrol station).
I drove home which was about 30 miles away. All the time without the low fuel light coming on.
The next day I tried putting some petrol in, from a jerry can, and after about 1 litre had gone in, it started pissing out from the fuel filler, as if there was a full tank of petrol.
Great! maybe just the fuel gauge is broken.
But then the car wouldn't start.
It just cranks and cranks but no start.
So why do you think it won't start?
1) The tank really is empty, and there's some kind of blockage in the filler neck? (unlikely as i don't know how it could be blocked)
2) Low fuel pressure? (I can hear the fuel pump working a bit)
3) Ignition problem?
4) Something else?
The thing is, when i bought the car, it wouldn't start cos it needed fuel. I put it in, and it started. The ride home was really sweet, it drove and idle'd perfect.
One more thing. When I tried putting some petrol in, the car was half up on the curb. Does this matter?
Maybe there's some kind of mechanism does doesn't allow fuel out (or in) of the tank if the cars not perfectly flat.
(Safety feature, incase the car flipped or rolled.
I'm just pretty pissed off right now. I couldn't even change the fuel pump, cos the screws holding it in were rusted and I rounded them off to hell!
So, If you suggest something (please be specific), and it works, I'll paypal you $20.
Thank you Everyone
When I got it, it wouldn't start cos it had no petrol. So I put 5 litres in and drove away. I went to a garage and filled it up all the way.
The needle in the fuel gauge was right at the top, but as soon as i left the garage it started going down. I thought I must have a leak, or hole in my tank. After about 5-10 min the fuel gauge was reading empty, but the low fuel light didn't come on (It did, however come on while I was driving from the place I bought it to the petrol station).
I drove home which was about 30 miles away. All the time without the low fuel light coming on.
The next day I tried putting some petrol in, from a jerry can, and after about 1 litre had gone in, it started pissing out from the fuel filler, as if there was a full tank of petrol.
Great! maybe just the fuel gauge is broken.
But then the car wouldn't start.
It just cranks and cranks but no start.
So why do you think it won't start?
1) The tank really is empty, and there's some kind of blockage in the filler neck? (unlikely as i don't know how it could be blocked)
2) Low fuel pressure? (I can hear the fuel pump working a bit)
3) Ignition problem?
4) Something else?
The thing is, when i bought the car, it wouldn't start cos it needed fuel. I put it in, and it started. The ride home was really sweet, it drove and idle'd perfect.
One more thing. When I tried putting some petrol in, the car was half up on the curb. Does this matter?
Maybe there's some kind of mechanism does doesn't allow fuel out (or in) of the tank if the cars not perfectly flat.
(Safety feature, incase the car flipped or rolled.
I'm just pretty pissed off right now. I couldn't even change the fuel pump, cos the screws holding it in were rusted and I rounded them off to hell!
So, If you suggest something (please be specific), and it works, I'll paypal you $20.
Thank you Everyone