Ugh! Car won't start :( - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

FRSGIRL❤ · 04-25-2013, 01:13 PM

Checked the battery, full charge, swapped batteries, no luck. Car turns over but won't fire up.

fuses all look fine as well. this sucks! can anyone recommend a good service department who actually knows what they are doing with the frs? Barrie doesn't have a clue what their doing.

mankarn86 · 04-25-2013, 01:45 PM

Car turning over only eliminates the starter and battery as a culprit...
Could be spark, or injectors...Also check your intake.

Mr.Jay · 04-25-2013, 01:56 PM

Is it struggpng to fire up or not even attempting?

Auto or manual?

FRSGIRL❤ · 04-25-2013, 03:21 PM

manual. starter engages however no ignition of the engine. its going to barrie since newmarket would of cost me extra towing fee

... now waiting on flatbed...

under 300kms.. this sucks

7thgear · 04-25-2013, 03:27 PM

do you have gas in the car?

shu5892001 · 04-25-2013, 03:29 PM

Any mods?

BioRage · 04-25-2013, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7thgear

do you have gas in the car?

lol

brianc · 04-25-2013, 05:03 PM

Going to be hard to figure out what it is on the side of the road. You will have to bring it to a shop anyways. Hope it's nothing major.

7thgear · 04-25-2013, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BioRage

lol

Serious mang.

you never know.

FRSGIRL❤ · 04-25-2013, 06:15 PM

Mods are rims tires and coilovers.
Yes the car has gas.

Really hope the dealer can figure it out and have it fixed ASAP.

Skurj · 04-25-2013, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRSGIRL❤

manual. starter engages however no ignition of the engine. its going to barrie since newmarket would of cost me extra towing fee

... now waiting on flatbed...

under 300kms.. this sucks

Only 300kms on the car?? ack!

QuikSilveRX-8 · 04-25-2013, 06:53 PM

If it is a manual, install your tow hook and pull/push start the car. Put it in second gear, get the car rolling to at least eight MPH then pop the clutch. I suspect it's flooded. You'll have a lot of smoke out of the exhaust once you get the engine started.

Another thing you can do is locate the spark plugs and remove all. Crank the engine two-three times for five seconds each to spit out the unburnt fuel. Dry your spark plugs, if you think they are fouled replaced them. Install the plugs, hook up you car battery to another car(it will only take less than ten crank attempts to drain the battery on it's own), try starting the car again. Crank for five to ten seconds and wait for 20 seconds before starting again, that will allow your starter to cool in between attempts.

But a rolling start will ALWAYS restart a flooded engine; assuming that your battery, ignition coils, spark plugs and wires, and fuel injectors are healthy. Good luck!

Mr.Jay · 04-25-2013, 07:01 PM

if its an manual did you do the pedal adjustment?

FRSGIRL❤ · 04-25-2013, 07:13 PM

Don't know what the pedal adjustment is.
Car is now at the dealer so I really hope they have good news for me tomorrow.

04-25-2013, 01:13 PM	#1
FRSGIRL❤ Blondes do it better! Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FRS Location: Barrie Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ugh! Car won't start :( Checked the battery, full charge, swapped batteries, no luck. Car turns over but won't fire up. fuses all look fine as well. this sucks! can anyone recommend a good service department who actually knows what they are doing with the frs? Barrie doesn't have a clue what their doing.

04-25-2013, 01:56 PM	#3
Mr.Jay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FRS :D Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 545 Thanked 699 Times in 438 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it struggpng to fire up or not even attempting? Auto or manual? __________________ Out of the FRS game

04-25-2013, 03:27 PM	#5
7thgear i'm sorry, what? Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Canada Location: I rock a beat harder than you can beat it with rocks Posts: 4,399 Thanks: 357 Thanked 2,508 Times in 1,268 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	do you have gas in the car? __________________ don't you think if I was wrong, I'd know it?

04-25-2013, 06:53 PM	#12
QuikSilveRX-8 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: SE3P Location: Boondocks, CA Posts: 430 Thanks: 232 Thanked 382 Times in 217 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If it is a manual, install your tow hook and pull/push start the car. Put it in second gear, get the car rolling to at least eight MPH then pop the clutch. I suspect it's flooded. You'll have a lot of smoke out of the exhaust once you get the engine started. Another thing you can do is locate the spark plugs and remove all. Crank the engine two-three times for five seconds each to spit out the unburnt fuel. Dry your spark plugs, if you think they are fouled replaced them. Install the plugs, hook up you car battery to another car(it will only take less than ten crank attempts to drain the battery on it's own), try starting the car again. Crank for five to ten seconds and wait for 20 seconds before starting again, that will allow your starter to cool in between attempts. But a rolling start will ALWAYS restart a flooded engine; assuming that your battery, ignition coils, spark plugs and wires, and fuel injectors are healthy. Good luck! __________________ Three moving engine parts, yet complicated... Or do I mean complex?

04-25-2013, 07:01 PM	#13
Mr.Jay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FRS :D Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 545 Thanked 699 Times in 438 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	if its an manual did you do the pedal adjustment? __________________ Out of the FRS game

04-25-2013, 01:45 PM	#2
mankarn86 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2007 Altima 3.5 SE 6sp Location: Burlington, ON Posts: 101 Thanks: 21 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Car turning over only eliminates the starter and battery as a culprit... Could be spark, or injectors...Also check your intake.

04-25-2013, 03:21 PM	#4
FRSGIRL❤ Blondes do it better! Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FRS Location: Barrie Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	manual. starter engages however no ignition of the engine. its going to barrie since newmarket would of cost me extra towing fee ... now waiting on flatbed... under 300kms.. this sucks

04-25-2013, 03:29 PM	#6
shu5892001 Ontario's FT86 Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2016 Lexus GS-F Location: Toronto Posts: 685 Thanks: 261 Thanked 165 Times in 111 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Any mods?

04-25-2013, 05:03 PM	#8
brianc OCD Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 293 Thanks: 0 Thanked 74 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Going to be hard to figure out what it is on the side of the road. You will have to bring it to a shop anyways. Hope it's nothing major.

04-25-2013, 06:15 PM	#10
FRSGIRL❤ Blondes do it better! Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FRS Location: Barrie Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mods are rims tires and coilovers. Yes the car has gas. Really hope the dealer can figure it out and have it fixed ASAP.

04-25-2013, 07:13 PM	#14
FRSGIRL❤ Blondes do it better! Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FRS Location: Barrie Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Don't know what the pedal adjustment is. Car is now at the dealer so I really hope they have good news for me tomorrow.

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