I have oil in the carb. Should I drop the gas tank and flush the system out or what should I do.

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2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE

I went to spray starter flued to try and start it but when I did that I saw there was oil what should I do to get my car starting again.

Saturday, October 13th, 2012 AT 6:19 PM

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HMAC300

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Scan for codes and check fuel pressure first. You will probably have some oil in throttle body. Nothing to worry about unless your oil level is low.

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Saturday, October 13th, 2012 AT 6:34 PM

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So should I run a diagnostics on it then. Because it runs for about 3 seconds then shuts off. I have tryed to keep it running by working the gas but nothing seems to work?

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Saturday, October 13th, 2012 AT 6:49 PM

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Just to add to this one is the security light on solid or flashing during the no starting?

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Saturday, October 13th, 2012 AT 7:22 PM

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Its on when I start it.

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Saturday, October 13th, 2012 AT 7:23 PM

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So during this no start the security light is on solid or flashing?If so that's why it wont start.

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Saturday, October 13th, 2012 AT 7:26 PM

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I think its flashing how do I fix that

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Saturday, October 13th, 2012 AT 7:32 PM

SATURNTECH9

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Try relearning the pass lock like I posted how to do see if it will start after doing that. You will need to get your codes read in the body control module which will take a advanced scan tool to do that. Not your average diyer scanner.

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