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VIEW    READ ONLY    PRINT   SAVE   A    A  I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! 900 1992 posted by  benfingland on  Tue May 13 13:26 CST 2008 Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS]     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] last visit: Sat Jun 14 11:36 CST 2008 [RELATED] The car is a '92 940 GL sedan. Wife pulled up to the parking spot, was running fine. A few hours later, I went out and it will turn over briskly, but won't start. Won't even try to start - no rough idling, or almost starting, etc. Fuel pump relay is fine, as is the radio suppression relay (removed and jumped the two big wires per the FAQ) - and I can smell raw gas coming out of the tailpipe, so am assuming it's getting fuel. Replaced the RPM sensor just a few months ago, so it's not that. Pulled each lead and checked for spark with a tester grounded to the engine, and each line sparks when it should. Even replaced the coil/ignition module unit with new (it's the square rex/regina. Timing belt is tight and secure, so that's not the issue either. So what now? Can bad compression do this? Pulled plugs, and the #1 threads are a little oily, and they all have a little white ash, but nothing drastic, apart from smelling like gas. Got a code from the computer saying 'idle air contol signal faulty or missing' but that was only after many attempts at cranking, and I did not get that code when the problem initially started. So I think it's just the result of excessive cranking.... Any help greatly appreciated - I love this car, but with gas prices being what they are, I'm getting more tempted by hybrids...... Mark this post as an answer to my question<- Use this feature to mark quality replies to your post.

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• Update - pretty sure it's the fuel pump. [900][1992]
  posted by  benfingland  on Sat May 17 18:21 CST 2008 > V
  • Update - pretty sure it's the fuel pump. [900][1992]
    posted by  goatman  on Sat May 17 18:25 CST 2008 > V
    • Removing the sender mounted fuel pump [900][1992]
      posted by  Hovonogila  on Sat May 17 21:34 CST 2008 > V
      • Removing the sender mounted fuel pump [900][1992]
        posted by  benfingland  on Sun May 18 20:04 CST 2008 > V
        • One more thing.... [900][1992]
          posted by  lucid ONLINE  on Mon May 19 05:39 CST 2008 > V
        • Removing the sender mounted fuel pump [900][1992]
          posted by  Hovonogila  on Sun May 18 21:56 CST 2008 > V

• I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! [900][1992]
  posted by  mmal231294  on Wed May 14 09:26 CST 2008 > V
  • I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! (UPDATE) [900][1992]
    posted by  benfingland  on Wed May 14 22:39 CST 2008 > V
    • I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! (UPDATE) [900][1992]
      posted by  goatman  on Thu May 15 03:51 CST 2008 > V
      • I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! (UPDATE) [900][1992]
        posted by  benfingland  on Thu May 15 06:05 CST 2008 > V
        • I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! (UPDATE) [900][1992]
          posted by  mmal231294  on Thu May 15 10:51 CST 2008 > V
          • I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! (UPDATE) [900][1992]
            posted by  benfingland  on Fri May 16 09:48 CST 2008 > V
            • I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! (UPDATE) [900][1992]
              posted by  mmal231294  on Fri May 16 10:56 CST 2008 > V
            • I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! (UPDATE) [900][1992]
              posted by  goatman  on Fri May 16 10:50 CST 2008 > V
        • I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! (UPDATE) [900][1992]
          posted by  goatman  on Thu May 15 06:11 CST 2008 > V

• I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! [900][1992]
  posted by  TONY H  on Wed May 14 08:04 CST 2008 > V

• I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! [900][1992]
  posted by  Hovonogila  on Tue May 13 19:51 CST 2008 > V

• I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! [900][1992]
  posted by  boxvolvo  on Tue May 13 14:23 CST 2008 > V

• I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! [900][1992]
  posted by  rwreagan  on Tue May 13 14:21 CST 2008 > V
  • I have spark and fuel, but still no start - help! [900][1992]
    posted by  sdewolfe ONLINE  on Tue May 13 15:16 CST 2008 > V

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