just bought a nonstarting fd, some help?

[Simaroon]

first off, hello, as this is only my 2nd post.
 
I have just bought a nonstarting fd, a bit of history on it is that it was a friends car, he bought it 3 yrs ago, it had just had the seals done and needed to be run in?
he drove it carefully for a 1000miles or so, no trouble at all, then his circumstances changed so the car got put in a garage. it has stood there for 2 years, last started 9months ago with no trouble, just lots of white smoke. we tried starting it today, used new battery, but it wont fire up. car is totaly standard.
 
now questions, :Thumbs-up
 
the obvious, why wont it start?
 
i thought probably spark plugs, ive tried searching for a guide, help to change them and what spark plugs to go for with no luck. anyone help here?
 
with car being stood for so long, what could go wrong?
 
what would you recommend i do first?, i am going to change all oils, yet to search for best oils to use. but what else?
 
lastly, im in south wales, does anyone know the nearest rx specialist?
 
sorry for the long winded post, i think i covered everything,
 
ta :burnout

[TheCaptain69]

Possibly Flooded?

[Ows]

Did you try new fuel or left old stuff in

[Simaroon]

there was no fuel in it we didnt think, topped it up with just £8 pounds worth.
 
would it flood on its own? if we flooded it will it settle now on its own, it sounded so close to starting, it just didnt have the final guts in it.

[RXSpeedy]

Are the spark plugs wet? do you have a spark? if it had no fuel you could have picked up sediment from the bottom of the tank and blocked the injectors? try with the basics first. Spark or fuel id start with.

[rx-dave]

first off, hello, as this is only my 2nd post.
 
I have just bought a nonstarting fd, a bit of history on it is that it was a friends car, he bought it 3 yrs ago, it had just had the seals done and needed to be run in?
he drove it carefully for a 1000miles or so, no trouble at all, then his circumstances changed so the car got put in a garage. it has stood there for 2 years, last started 9months ago with no trouble, just lots of white smoke. we tried starting it today, used new battery, but it wont fire up. car is totaly standard.
 
now questions, :Thumbs-up
 
the obvious, why wont it start?
 
i thought probably spark plugs, ive tried searching for a guide, help to change them and what spark plugs to go for with no luck. anyone help here?
 
with car being stood for so long, what could go wrong?
 
what would you recommend i do first?, i am going to change all oils, yet to search for best oils to use. but what else?
 
lastly, im in south wales, does anyone know the nearest rx specialist?
 
sorry for the long winded post, i think i covered everything,
 
ta :burnout

I\'m based in South Wales and am near to Blackwood, i\'m quite happy to help you out if you are local to me? I\'m not back at my shop until Monday as i\'ve promised the mrs all my time this weekend but you are welcome to call me on Sunday evening or anytime Monday on 07810 098199 and i\'ll see if i can help you out :Thumbs-up. I\'ve got my own compression tester, 4 poster ramp etc, just bring bacon rolls and you\'d be welcome :chat
Dave.

[shaunwil]

Could have sucked all the gunk in the tank and blocked the filter up too.

How much did you turn over to try and start. If you completely depress the accelerator pedal it shuts the fuel off. Sometimes helps to dry the chambers out. Depends just how flooded it is !

Is the car standard or modified ?

[Simaroon]

thanks rx-dave, pm coming your way.
 
we tried turning it over about 10 times for 7 - 8 seconds or so, but did not fully depress the pedal, did not kow that about rex at the time. we probably flooded now. the car is still at the the friends garage and hes out so cant get to it till monday now to try anything.

[Simaroon]

I\'m based in South Wales and am near to Blackwood, i\'m quite happy to help you out if you are local to me? I\'m not back at my shop until Monday as i\'ve promised the mrs all my time this weekend but you are welcome to call me on Sunday evening or anytime Monday on 07810 098199 and i\'ll see if i can help you out :Thumbs-up. I\'ve got my own compression tester, 4 poster ramp etc, just bring bacon rolls and you\'d be welcome :chat
Dave.

 
thanks dave, im in ebbw vale so hopefully your not to far from me, at the moment the car is still up my friends (ebbw vale), and he is not back untill monday anyway. and with it not starting, and i have removed the rear caipers because they were so seized, i have been trying to find sum1 with a flat bed who could transport it for me. not much luck yet, but will try local garages monday.
with a bit of luck maybe i could get it straight to you. i will give you a ring sunday evening mate. see if we can sort something out. thanks for the offer and help. really appreciated as im ....ting myself buyin a nonstarting fd :Hammer ive owned nissans for the past 5years or so, so this is all new to me.

[Simaroon]

just a quick bump for these queries if anyone can point me in the right direction, i have genuinly spent all night and day searching the net

now questions, :Thumbs-up
 
the obvious, why wont it start?
 
i thought probably spark plugs, ive tried searching for a guide, help to change them and what spark plugs to go for with no luck. anyone help here?
 
with car being stood for so long, what could go wrong?
 
what would you recommend i do first?, i am going to change all oils, yet to search for best oils to use. but what else?
 
lastly, im in south wales, does anyone know the nearest rx specialist?
 
sorry for the long winded post, i think i covered everything,
 
ta :burnout

[shaunwil]

Try putting a bit more fuel in too, 8 quid is only about 5lt, not very much to mix with the old stuff.

Shaun

[Simaroon]

ok will do thanks. is there anywhere on the site, there are traders where i could get fuel filters, sparkplugs etc.
im not having much joy navigating the site

[neil_jdmr]

Dragon is doing a great value service pack atm also //www.sparkplugs.com

[Simaroon]

thanks, who is dragon a member on here or a trader?

[neil_jdmr]

Not sure if he is on here for whatever reason but he is a well known rotary tuner. He is deffo active  on  fduk and has his own company site.