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Old 02-16-2007, 05:39 PM
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try this. stick the key in. and turn it over but dont start the car.the car will start beeping, wait until it finishes.then you crank it over.
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 05:46 PM
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yea i do do that i know its sending fuel to the engine right??, that doesnt work
 
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oh. [:'(]
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 06:08 PM
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Dying Battery maybe?
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 06:50 PM
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i changed the battery a week ago
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 06:51 PM
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thats wut i thoughtintially was causinf the problem, guess i was wrong [:@]
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 07:46 PM
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Hey, if you want to learn more on octane read THIS. Somewere on that site theres more to read on it, but I couldent find it at the moment. But its good to know anyways.

 
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Old 02-17-2007, 12:27 AM
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Hit the starter with a rock. That always works for me. =)
 
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Old 02-17-2007, 01:42 AM
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try this. stick the key in. and turn it over but dont start the car.the car will start beeping, wait until it finishes.then you crank it over.
Thats calleed "Priming the fuel pump"
 
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Old 02-25-2007, 09:40 PM
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switch to a different grade of oil. I am running Castrol Syntec 0w30. I did some reasearch with my brother and came up with these links...its a lot of reading but my car has never cranked over so fast...even in -20C weather, no block heater plugged in or anything. its a start...
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/

http://63.240.161.99/motoroil/

 


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