The problem I am having is extremely weird. I have tried everything to my knowledge of diagnosing and still no progress. Heres the history:

Since I have the turbo in the car now, the idle when the AC is on drops lower then if i didnt have the AC on. Thats normal, well for me. Sometimes the car even dies cuz the idle drops a little too low. But its done that for a while since i had the turbo on. So last week, i was on the expressway in traffic and the car died. I tried to start it and nothing....dead battery. I got a jump start from State Farm...thank God they were there. SO when i was leaving work, i had to push start that thing. Car drove home fine. I parked it for the weekend and bought a battery the yesterday. I put the new battery in and the car still doesnt start. I hold the key to start the car for about 10 seconds and i leave it in the "On" position and the car runs at extremely low idle and then dies. You can see th gears moving and the exhaust at a very low tone. The RPMs are so low during the start that the tach doesnt even show the needle moving. I would say the car sounds like its at 200 RPMs or lower.

I have spark (new spark plugs, plug seals, and valve cover gasket) and fuel. My inline fuel pump is working and my intank fuel pump is working, I just dont know how much pressure, so I am getting a gauge today. I dont know what else to do, I have no other car and i need to get to work and school. I have tried everything that i can think of. has anyone even heard of such a problem? Its the strangest thing i have seen. I havent worked on or heard about any other car in this situation....

Sorry for the long post, but can someone guide me in the right direction. I know it may be hard since no one is actually with the car.

 

Maybe weak spark from a bad coil or ignitor.

 

Hmm! Sounds like a possible fuel problem. Have you left your car sitting for a more than a few days like say 5 or more? It is possible that you got an air bubble in the fuel because I had the same problem with my car not cranking over like it should. You may even want to have your cooling sensor checked just to be safe.

 

well the battery died on friday, and i didnt touch the car until yesterday...Wednesday.

where is the cooling sensor and how can i check to see if there is a bubble? What did you do?

 

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