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Thrice · 04-28-2009, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Veridical Fiction

I'm no mechanic, but there seems to be something wrong with my car:
It won't start...

Ok, here's the thing. I just bought it a couple months ago, it's an 03' Civic (auto) and has been running fine until today.
I crank her off like normal and she starts up and runs for a good 4 seconds and stalls out.
Tried cranking her off again, but this time it doesn't turn over.
Tried waiting then cranking and hitting the gas, no dice.
Scratched head.
Drank beer.

It's not the battery, just changed it 2 weeks ago.
My first suspicion is that maybe some trash got caught up in the fuel pump or something.
My second thought is that maybe my spark plugs are gunked up?
Apart from that, I really don't know. I have a Chilton's for my car, but I really don't know where the issue lies.

Anyone got any clues?

Edit:
It makes a normal cranking sound, just doesn't fully turn over.

Might be the alternator, Im no mechanic either, but have done alot of DYI when problems like yours arose. The alternator charges the battery when the car is running, if the alternator, or belt is not working properly the batt will get drained. I just replaced the alt in my gf car last month and it would start to turn over, but not finish.

Also, my uncle bought a van real cheap when I was younger and it was the same problem, we rebuilt the whole fuel injection but still could only get it to run with starter fluid. It ended up being a fuse, so check all your fuses visually or even with a fuse checker if ya got one, they have cheap ones too if you want to pick one up. Thats all I got for ya. What I like to do is go to auto zone or disc auto parts and read the manuals they have there.