2000 Hyundai Elantra INTERMITTENT NO START AFTER DRIVING

Tiny
DLUCA
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  • 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 56,000 MILES
MY HYNDAI ELANTRA WILL NOT ALWAYS START. IT WILL START ONE DAY AND RUN GREAT THEN AFTER SITTING IT WILL NOT START. IT WILL THEN START AGAIN AFTER ONE OR TWO DAYS. IT ALSO HAS A STRANGE SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 AT 10:27 AM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Next time it refuses to start don't wait for it to make up its mind-do below immediately to determine if its fuel or spark problem

Get a helper disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine atleast 3/16 away from ground-have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel related problem, Do you hear the fuel pump come On when you turn key on? If not check fuel pump fuse and fuel pump relay if so, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel filter/fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil packs, coil's resistances, cap and rotor, distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors and computer Note: If it doesn't apply disregard it and keep testing
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 AT 5:14 PM

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