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taz2008

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i had my car sitting in the garage for a month with no petrol in it..this morning i tried starting it..n it doesn't ignite..jus gives a rattle like some strings being pulled n shaken constantly but no start..and then i got petrol n filled it up..n still the same thing! what cud b wrong? its a nissan skyline r33 gtst s1

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are you getting fuel to the engine?

follow the hose from the Fuel pressure regulator, and disconnect it from the line damper near the fuel filter... crank the car with that hose in a bucket or tub. if it starts to fill up your ok there - if not your pump is not sweitching on or is shagged

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i think its battery too...can anyone recommend a place in sydney preferrably west for me to take my dead batter and charge it? and also if the headlights and cd players work does that mean battery isn't dead? or does it need more power to kick the engine over? cuz mine dont start but lights work :s

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Get a jumpstart off a friend and let your alternator charge it or buy a cheap arlec car-battery charger from supercheap ~25$

Battery might not be dead just flat (but this depends on heaps of factors) i.e. not able to provide enough current, anyway you'll know when it wont hold full charge

Another possibility is that youve run down into the filth at the bottom of the tank and that its blocked the fuel filter. Check fuel pressure as above

All else fails check ign circuit

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i tried using the jump starter this morning..and now the cars lights dont even go on..the immobiliser's indicator not on either..no power what so ever :s b4 atleast the lights were working..im thinking if its cuz i left it for the last 2-3 days with a drained battery or is it cuz of the way i plugged in the jump starter..i plugged the red to the positive..and the black cable to the chasis..but left the plugs on the battery from the car as it is..or shud i had taken them off? :s

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