Problems Starting ;-(

Mitco39 · 02-26-2013, 11:33 PM

Sounds like they either cant figure it out, or just dont want to bother pulling the trans.

iceman21_23 · 02-27-2013, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by fuct

DE, yes that does sound like my car when my fuel pump went out.... BUUUUTTTT mine wouldnt idle after the crummy start. it would sputter and the engine would shake like it was starving..... which it was, then flat out die on me.

yours sounds like mine just weeks before it finally went out. its crazy that once it fires up ok it drives normal. mine did the same thing. go figure.

a fuel issue you wouldn't say... weird could have sworn i saw that somewhere else in this thread... lol damn lazy techs at nissan not wanting to actually figure out whats wrong. did you show them the video?

DEpointfive0 · 02-27-2013, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by iceman21_23

a fuel issue you wouldn't say... weird could have sworn i saw that somewhere else in this thread... lol damn lazy techs at nissan not wanting to actually figure out whats wrong. did you show them the video?

Yep, I did... They still said battery... I was like, it cranked fuckin strong for 10 cranks, LOL

and I put my battery on the charger every damn night

SouthArk370Z · 02-27-2013, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Yep, I did... They still said battery... I was like, it cranked fuckin strong for 10 cranks, LOL

and I put my battery on the charger every damn night

Many auto parts stores will test your battery under load, often for free.

Coon-azz · 02-27-2013, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Many auto parts stores will test your battery under load, often for free.

I'd tell them to test it with a new battery in it and then go from there. Now on my Pontiac solstice, I had these exact issues. I took it to 3 different shops and no one could figure it out. Then one day, it just started up fine and had no issues. I'll bet it WAS the fuel pump. When I tried to start it, it sounded like an old juloppy trying to turn over. Chug Chug Chug Chug. No one ever figured it out. Amazing and they too told me to install a new battery; which I did, but we have no way of knowing if that was it......cause I sold it and bought the Z.

DEpointfive0 · 02-27-2013, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Many auto parts stores will test your battery under load, often for free.

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Originally Posted by Coon-azz

I'd tell them to test it with a new battery in it and then go from there. Now on my Pontiac solstice, I had these exact issues. I took it to 3 different shops and no one could figure it out. Then one day, it just started up fine and had no issues. I'll bet it WAS the fuel pump. When I tried to start it, it sounded like an old juloppy trying to turn over. Chug Chug Chug Chug. No one ever figured it out. Amazing and they too told me to install a new battery; which I did, but we have no way of knowing if that was it......cause I sold it and bought the Z.

Well, I'm just going to swap the battery... And fortunately because I'm a bastard... And because I drive around with a GoPro 24/7 now... I have ANOTHER video of my car not starting that I didn't show them...

Sooooooo... I'm going to call corporate tomorrow, see what they say, then after I get my new battery, miraculously, my car won't start again! YAY!!!
Goddamn dealershit probably didn't fix ANY of the problems on my car... It sucks because the guy has been really good to me... But I guess they just got lazy...

fuct · 02-27-2013, 08:25 AM

DE im not sure if i mentioned but the day my car wouldnt start (friday afternoon) i ran and bought a new battery. installed it and the car fired up! ran great until saturday afternoon when it wouldnt start and eventually had to be towed to the dealership.

i have no idea in hell why the new battery made the fuel pump work so well for a day then crap out.......

iceman21_23 · 02-28-2013, 12:53 PM

my car just started doing this :/ fml hoping its just bad gas.

DEpointfive0 · 02-28-2013, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by iceman21_23

my car just started doing this :/ fml hoping its just bad gas.

... Are you on the OEM battery?

And did you have the 3 long crank attempts like mine (2nd video shows all of the startups)

iceman21_23 · 02-28-2013, 10:52 PM

no every crank is like that and also my needle doesn't sweep.

ChipsWithDips · 03-01-2013, 01:06 AM

Check your spark plugs? It does sound like it's not firing on all cylinders at times. If a plug has gone bad this would explain the rich fuel smell.

DEpointfive0 · 03-01-2013, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ChipsWithDips

Check your spark plugs? It does sound like it's not firing on all cylinders at times. If a plug has gone bad this would explain the rich fuel smell.

Wellllllll... There have been reports of bad coil packs and bad connections to the coil packs and such, and I WOULD check them, but for me at this stage of my car's life, the bítch is under warranty, dealer should be taking care of it... I just think they've been lazy. I'm going to pick it up tomorrow. And I think if it ever starts up again on 4 cylinders, I'm just going to drive it like that until it breaks.

iceman21_23 · 03-01-2013, 05:14 PM

okay mine was simply the battery :/ lol

SouthArk370Z · 03-01-2013, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ChipsWithDips

... it's not firing on all cylinders ...

The car or DE-and-a-half?

02-26-2013, 11:33 PM	#46 (permalink)
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02-28-2013, 12:53 PM	#53 (permalink)
iceman21_23 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: league city, tx Posts: 757 Drives: 09' Solid Red 370z Rep Power: 17	my car just started doing this :/ fml hoping its just bad gas. __________________ Zele front bumper cf front lip, Seibon TS Hood, Work GS2, Ings+1 side skirts Takeda CAI Litespeed Exhaust

02-28-2013, 10:52 PM	#55 (permalink)
iceman21_23 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: league city, tx Posts: 757 Drives: 09' Solid Red 370z Rep Power: 17	no every crank is like that and also my needle doesn't sweep. __________________ Zele front bumper cf front lip, Seibon TS Hood, Work GS2, Ings+1 side skirts Takeda CAI Litespeed Exhaust

03-01-2013, 01:06 AM	#56 (permalink)
ChipsWithDips Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 279 Drives: '11 Gunmetal 370Z MT Rep Power: 14	Check your spark plugs? It does sound like it's not firing on all cylinders at times. If a plug has gone bad this would explain the rich fuel smell. __________________ PPE Headers SS/Coated/Wrapped \| Ebay y-pipe \| Custom 3" single exhaust w/ Magnaflows \| UpRev \| Racingbrake 2pc Rotors \| 40th calipers \| Eibach sways \| SPL endlinks, diff mounts \| RJM pedal \| Stillen Intakes, UDP, Flywheel \| M370 Manifold \| Z1 engine mounts, CSC-EK, Clutch \| Forgestar F14 18x10 \| Conti DWs \| Quaife diff/4.08 gears \| Nismo diff cover

03-01-2013, 05:14 PM	#58 (permalink)
iceman21_23 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: league city, tx Posts: 757 Drives: 09' Solid Red 370z Rep Power: 17	okay mine was simply the battery :/ lol __________________ Zele front bumper cf front lip, Seibon TS Hood, Work GS2, Ings+1 side skirts Takeda CAI Litespeed Exhaust

02-27-2013, 08:25 AM	#52 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 23	DE im not sure if i mentioned but the day my car wouldnt start (friday afternoon) i ran and bought a new battery. installed it and the car fired up! ran great until saturday afternoon when it wouldnt start and eventually had to be towed to the dealership. i have no idea in hell why the new battery made the fuel pump work so well for a day then crap out.......

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