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Topic Re: 986 Half Start and Now Won't Start At All |
986 Half Start and Now Won't Start At All phatryd - 6 years ago |
Elaboration and context? Boxsterra - 6 years ago |
Lots of questions.. grant - 6 years ago |
Re: 986 Half Start and Now Won't Start At All MarcW - 6 years ago |
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phatryd
Hoping someone can help... have a knot in my stomach.
I started up my '01 986 this afternoon and it fired up but did not sound like it was fully starting so I turned the key back to off before it got running. I then tried to turn the key to start it again (this has worked without issue in past) and all I get is the normal sound of the starter but the engine does not start. I removed the key and tried again with same result -- starter sounds fine but engine does not start. Any ideas? Please tell me I have not completely bricked my motor.
Thanks,
John
'01 986 SG/GG/BK
'08 957 V6 BB/HB
That makes sense..... *NM* grant - 6 years ago |
Re: 986 Half Start and Now Won't Start At All phatryd - 6 years ago |
Re: 986 Half Start and Now Won't Start At All MarcW - 6 years ago |
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phatryd
Thank you all! Filling in some of the details... 77Kmi, no recent service, I read codes last night and there weren't any stored. As for the 'not fully starting,' if I release the key a split second too soon when I'm starting it up, it will start but just barely -- it runs really rough and sounds terrible. I guess I'm not sure the difference between the sound of the starter and the sound of the engine cranking. What I'm hearing is exactly the same sound I hear after turning the key to start it but before the motor actually starts. Maybe that's the sound of the engine cranking? I checked the fuel pump fuse which was fine. That said, I don't recall ever having changed the fuel pump and after 16 yrs and 77K, I imagine I'm overdue. Planning to flatbed it to my mechanic later this week and I'll make sure he looks at the fuel pump.
John
Re: 986 Half Start and Now Won't Start At All grant - 6 years ago |
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phatryd
What I'm hearing is exactly the same sound I hear after turning the key to start it but before the motor actually starts. Maybe that's the sound of the engine cranking?
John