Wont start... Any ideas?

[James N]

Hi,
My Turbo II has been parked up unused for a week or so, and i went to start it today and i wont have it. Sounds horribly low on compression (I think, but it always cranks over fast), and spits out rather a lot of smoke....
This doesnt sound at all good.....!

[Brett]

Sounds flooded to me - do a search on here for Flooded and you should find the answers

[James N]

I\'ve tried that. Still wont go! I\'ve had enough of cars now!!!

[Brett]

If it\'s really badly flooded it will be a total b1tch - may even need tow starting...

[L18M]

not sure what the prob is thou with mine when i 1st got it the batt dies easy aft tryin to start it too much so hade to call rac / aa out to get booster cable n jump start.
so maybe 1/2 dead battery??
 
i know ur nt ment to press the acc pedal when starting it but i have to do that when i start my car as the cold start had vanished some how.

[sadgoth]

If it\'s really badly flooded it will be a total b1tch - may even need tow starting...

yep I had to tow start my cab, smokes like a beeee-atch for about 10 mins then it should clear.

[grinder]

i know when i killed the cab , that took some real starting

1 - remove egi fuse
2 - remove plugs
3 - crank over for 10 seconds
4 - leave
5 - repeat No 3
6 - repeat No 4
7 - clean plugs - get them over the stove to remove the fuel and then wire brush the ends
8 - put plugs back in
9 - make sure battery has a full charge
10 - put egi fuse in
11 - turn key - do not touch any pedals - just start it
12 - run away and close all the doors and windows in the house as it WILL smoke
13 - leave to run for a while - get it up to temp
14 - take it for a spin

jobs a good un

[James N]

still no luck, even towing! I\'ll try again tomorrow.

[Mobilemick]

Take the plugs out and dry them,  then do the fuses thing  

Mick

[pdtaylor18]

Change the plugs, get some new ones in there and with a fully charged battery it will fire as long as you have spark and fuel. Also if you suspect compression then put some oil in the chambers, add it in the plug holes or even via the inlet manifold, this might just be a stuck seal or something.  You still need to make sure you have the basics which is fuel and spark.

[James N]

Its running now, with a tow start, but its not running well at all. I\'ll leave it running for a while longer & see what happens

[sadgoth]

you need to leave it running for at least 20 mins then drive it for 20-30 mins

[James N]

ah, right. its been running badly for at least 1/2 hour, didn\'t think i\'d need to drive it too!

[colin777]

best of luck bud, could need new plugs

[L18M]

whats the diff between tow start and push start..?