In the rankling summer heat or the dead of winter, it’s disappointing when your car won’t start. Vehicle issues can disturb your timetable and the surprising cost can wear out your wallet. If your vehicle won’t begin, the issue could be moderately straightforward or very perplexing.
Here are 5 reasons your car won’t start and what to do about it.
1. Dead starter engine
The motor starter engine draws in with the flywheel at the back of the motor. It’s a 12-volt electric engine and because it’s exposed to the elements, it can become corroded. It can also just fail after thousands of engine starts.
What to do about it?
The starter engine can generally be supplanted and you’ll be going once more. The parts range contingent upon your make and model with a normal cost being around $350. It might take not exactly an hour on certain vehicles while others will require a more serious time commitment and knowledge.
2. Spark plug issues
Spark plugs ignite the air-fuel mixture that’s injected into the cylinders. For spark plugs that don’t spark dependably, it will cause an engine misfire that robs you of performance. Cracked porcelain insulators and worn electrodes are the common issues. If more than one spark plug fails, your engine may not start.
What to do about it
A diagnostic scan can help figure out which chambers are failing. The broken flash attachments should be supplanted, however, it’s ideal to supplant every one of them simultaneously. It’s a minor repair for most cars and is one of the most cost-effective as well.
3. Timing belt skipped or broke
The timing belt connects the crankshaft with the camshaft (or camshafts, depending on your engine). It syncs the timing for all the engine’s cycles. As a rubber belt, it’s prone to wear and it can fail if it’s saturated with oil. It can stretch and skip a cog or two, or the belt can break. For some engines, timing belt issues can be catastrophic.
What to do about it
Remove the front engine cover and inspect if the timing belt has broken or skipped teeth. For a broken timing belt, inspect the pistons and valves with a borescope to see if they’ve been bent or impacted. The timing belt needs to be installed in exactly the correct position, but major top end work might also be required.
No spark from the ignition coil may not let the car start
Ignition coils amplify electrical pulses and deliver the charge to spark plugs to light the air-fuel mixture in the cylinder. Your engine may not start if an ignition coil isn’t firing up a spark plug. It could be a faulty coil, a poor connection to the ignition coil, or a control module that’s causing the problem.
What to do about it
Confirming the problem is usually as easy as swapping ignition coils. With an ohmmeter, you can also check that the wiring to the ignition coil is intact. Installing a new ignition coil is one of the easier tasks you may need to perform, but coils can be several hundred dollars.
5. Restricted fuel filter
Constant fuel pressure is necessary for the engine to run. A routine maintenance item, the fuel filter, may collect debris that’s in the fuel tank and become plugged, preventing fuel pressure from building up.
What to do about it
The fuel filter takes minutes to change on most vehicles if it’s a serviceable component. If it’s in the fuel tank on the fuel pump module, it could take hours to replace.
Resource: canadadrives.ca
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