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Starting car after 1.5 years

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  • 15-11-2014 9:56pm
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    Kevhog1988
    Registered Users Posts: 3,979 ✭✭✭


    97 1.3 corolla
    Have been working away for about a year and a half and my car has never been started.
    I put a new battery in it today and although turning over it wont fire.
    Tried towing and still wont start.
    I opened the fuel rail and it is getting juice. Will be changing plugs in the morning too.

    Any other ideas??


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    blade1
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    Fresh fuel!


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    e.r
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    Not sure if it's true but the oil turns to gunk and it's better to change that before you start it as its bad for engine.


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    Kevhog1988
    Registered Users Posts: 3,979 ✭✭✭Kevhog1988


    How will i drain the fuel??


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    corsav6
    Registered Users Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭corsav6


    theemigrant wrote: »
    How will i drain the fuel??

    How much is in the tank? I started an old astra that was parked up over a year that had quarter of a tank of old petrol, I brought it up to half with fresh fuel and it started after a few turns.
    Have you checked electrical connections for corrosion? A squirt of wd40 might be no harm.


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    Tea drinker
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    corsav6 wrote: »
    How much is in the tank? I started an old astra that was parked up over a year that had quarter of a tank of old petrol, I brought it up to half with fresh fuel and it started after a few turns.
    Have you checked electrical connections for corrosion? A squirt of wd40 might be no harm.
    yeah I reckon this too. 97 corolla still had distributors? I'd clean the cap with a cloth and wd40, don't scrape it with anything metal. If it's not firing at all could be somethng in low tension circuit.


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