Parked car for 2 months, now it won't start. Please help! - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

SrZenkeh · 01-25-2015, 12:45 AM

Hey guys, I'm stumped and so done with this car at the moment.
Parked the car in November, only thing I have done to it since then was suspension/wheels, never touched anything under hood or anything like that.
Go to start the car last week and the battery was dead (red top optima) charged it no problem, go to start car and it turns over fine, but doesn't even try to fire. At all.
Getting spark
But not fuel, gas makes it up to the rail but not past the injectors for some reason, checked for power and all injectors have power.
Thought maybe clogged fuel filter was causing low pressure so I bypassed it but still nothing. Drained tank and put in fresh fuel, still nothing.
I don't have a guage to check rail pressure either so kinda a dead end there.
What do you guys think?

Also, I feel like it's something electrical rather than mechanical, would the battery going right dead (left trunk open a crack) cause something to short or blow something?
Car ran fine before I parked it, now it won't start.
Someone has suggested I replace the main harness (coil packs/injectors/ignitor/ecu)
Also maybe swap the ignitor.
But to me it would make more sense if something went wrong when the battery died.
I've been trying to figure this out for about a week now and still can't
Any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: it's an s14 with s13 blacktop in it. (Been swapped for years)

Dillinja666 · 01-25-2015, 02:36 AM

I'm going to say some sort of anti-theft triggered.

Bleakley · 01-25-2015, 05:39 AM

Smell fuel? Are the injectors actually firing?

rellik27 · 01-25-2015, 08:48 AM

Take off the rail and see if the injectors are firing, put it over a towel to soak up the fuel if they do. Maybe your fuel pump died and not giving enough pressure or your fpr. Hope you figure it out.

future · 01-25-2015, 09:18 AM

Or the gas is bad?

SrZenkeh · 01-25-2015, 09:40 AM

Just drained tank and put fresh fuel in yesterday.
I'm gonna take off the rail and see if injectors are actually firing right now.
Is the fpr on the front of the rail with a hose coming off it and a vacuum line at the bottom?? These commonly go?

SrZenkeh · 01-25-2015, 11:10 AM

Ok so i pulled rail and injectors.
Turns sit over and no fuel at all came out.

angel mkiv · 01-25-2015, 11:23 AM

I'd go to your local parts store and rent a fuel pressure gauge with a deposit and after get your money back..maybe the fuel you saw earlier was residual fuel there..

SrZenkeh · 01-25-2015, 12:34 PM

I removed cas to check if injectors are firing, when I spin it quickly fuel sprays, but when I reinstall it there's no spray at all.
All the stores around here are closed and have nobody who has a gauge I could borrow.

01-25-2015, 12:45 AM	#1
SrZenkeh Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 78 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Parked car for 2 months, now it won't start. Please help! Hey guys, I'm stumped and so done with this car at the moment. Parked the car in November, only thing I have done to it since then was suspension/wheels, never touched anything under hood or anything like that. Go to start the car last week and the battery was dead (red top optima) charged it no problem, go to start car and it turns over fine, but doesn't even try to fire. At all. Getting spark But not fuel, gas makes it up to the rail but not past the injectors for some reason, checked for power and all injectors have power. Thought maybe clogged fuel filter was causing low pressure so I bypassed it but still nothing. Drained tank and put in fresh fuel, still nothing. I don't have a guage to check rail pressure either so kinda a dead end there. What do you guys think? Also, I feel like it's something electrical rather than mechanical, would the battery going right dead (left trunk open a crack) cause something to short or blow something? Car ran fine before I parked it, now it won't start. Someone has suggested I replace the main harness (coil packs/injectors/ignitor/ecu) Also maybe swap the ignitor. But to me it would make more sense if something went wrong when the battery died. I've been trying to figure this out for about a week now and still can't Any help would be appreciated. EDIT: it's an s14 with s13 blacktop in it. (Been swapped for years)

01-25-2015, 11:23 AM	#8
angel mkiv Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seattle, wa Posts: 727 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I'd go to your local parts store and rent a fuel pressure gauge with a deposit and after get your money back..maybe the fuel you saw earlier was residual fuel there.. __________________ Instagram username:angelmkiv

01-25-2015, 02:36 AM	#2
Dillinja666 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: San Diego Age: 42 Posts: 56 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm going to say some sort of anti-theft triggered.

01-25-2015, 05:39 AM	#3
Bleakley Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 637 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Smell fuel? Are the injectors actually firing?

01-25-2015, 08:48 AM	#4
rellik27 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the bottom Posts: 256 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Take off the rail and see if the injectors are firing, put it over a towel to soak up the fuel if they do. Maybe your fuel pump died and not giving enough pressure or your fpr. Hope you figure it out.

01-25-2015, 09:40 AM	#6
SrZenkeh Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 78 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Just drained tank and put fresh fuel in yesterday. I'm gonna take off the rail and see if injectors are actually firing right now. Is the fpr on the front of the rail with a hose coming off it and a vacuum line at the bottom?? These commonly go?

01-25-2015, 11:10 AM	#7
SrZenkeh Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 78 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ok so i pulled rail and injectors. Turns sit over and no fuel at all came out.

01-25-2015, 12:34 PM	#9
SrZenkeh Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 78 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I removed cas to check if injectors are firing, when I spin it quickly fuel sprays, but when I reinstall it there's no spray at all. All the stores around here are closed and have nobody who has a gauge I could borrow.