Sudden Non Start issue
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Wife yells to me this morning that her 2002 VDP wont start and she is taking my car to run errands.
So after 8 hours of tinkering.....it wont start. This is a last ditch effort before I have it towed to a real mechanic.
-I cleaned out the sensor that is next to the air filter. Both filter and sensor were clean to start with.
-Replaced spark plugs. They looked mostly fine, two were dirty.
-Topped off with oil as it was 2 quarts low.
-The fuel pump in the fuel tank was replaced a year ago.
-When I opened the schrader valve on the fuel rail, it spits out fuel.
-Only code it throws is 10001? Manufacturer something. A generic code.
-There is evidence of a mouse.
-According to the wife it has been running fine with the occasional Coolant Message. (Its topped off and I replaced the expansion tank/thermostat housing/Octopus hose 2 years ago) Just a recurring gremlin.
-Battery is an unknown age but holds a charge and cranks fine.
-Tried starting in Neutral....Nada.
-Checked ALL fuses, especially fuel and ignition related ones.
Can a mouse (IE chewed wire) totally disable the car without throwing a code? Only other thing I can think of is the 'cylinder wash' thing i have read about here.
Anyway thats the clues. Hopefully someone has a 'Hey dummy, did you check XXX?'
I humbly thank the collective in advance,
Christian
So after 8 hours of tinkering.....it wont start. This is a last ditch effort before I have it towed to a real mechanic.
-I cleaned out the sensor that is next to the air filter. Both filter and sensor were clean to start with.
-Replaced spark plugs. They looked mostly fine, two were dirty.
-Topped off with oil as it was 2 quarts low.
-The fuel pump in the fuel tank was replaced a year ago.
-When I opened the schrader valve on the fuel rail, it spits out fuel.
-Only code it throws is 10001? Manufacturer something. A generic code.
-There is evidence of a mouse.
-According to the wife it has been running fine with the occasional Coolant Message. (Its topped off and I replaced the expansion tank/thermostat housing/Octopus hose 2 years ago) Just a recurring gremlin.
-Battery is an unknown age but holds a charge and cranks fine.
-Tried starting in Neutral....Nada.
-Checked ALL fuses, especially fuel and ignition related ones.
Can a mouse (IE chewed wire) totally disable the car without throwing a code? Only other thing I can think of is the 'cylinder wash' thing i have read about here.
Anyway thats the clues. Hopefully someone has a 'Hey dummy, did you check XXX?'
I humbly thank the collective in advance,
Christian
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She is running!!!
Bore Wash / Cylinder Wash etc. Tech put some oil in the spark plug holes and it worked.
So $259 for the work performed which included an internal engine wash, oil change, and cleaned out the intake manifold.
Yorks & Lancs in Chatsworth, Ca. Hopefully I wont need another pro in the near future, but if I do they will get the business.
Bore Wash / Cylinder Wash etc. Tech put some oil in the spark plug holes and it worked.
So $259 for the work performed which included an internal engine wash, oil change, and cleaned out the intake manifold.
Yorks & Lancs in Chatsworth, Ca. Hopefully I wont need another pro in the near future, but if I do they will get the business.
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