1996 Infiniti J30 WILL NOT START 240,000 miles California

KIRK OLSON

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1996 INFINITI J30

Engine Performance problem
1996 Infiniti J30 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive 250000 miles

Just purchased last month. Car has been starting and running fine. Expection! Is that when cold smell fuel in cabin until warmed up. Could not find fuel leak. Fuel smell dispears after warmed up.
Checked engine codes and found EGR code.

Parked car for 2 weeks came back to start car and It will not start.

Fully charged battery cranks fine.
Check for fuel. Plugs were all damp with fuel.
Checked for spark and had spark.
Replaced spark plugs still will not start.
Plugs wet with fuel agian.
Have purchased new egr not installed yet.
Noticed throttle body air butterfly is closed all the way when foot is not on pedal. Is this normal?
No air all fuel?

Mileage 240,000 miles california emmision model

What next?

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RASMATAZ

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Replace the EGR valve then check fuel pressure and comeback with the readings

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Saturday, March 21st, 2009 AT 3:57 AM

KIRK OLSON

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Tried to replace egr and found 26 mm nut was more that I could loosen way back down behind engine and firewall.
No room for a wrench let alone turn it.
Cleaned out water temp sensor tubes. They had about a inch of dried gunk on each side at the end of the steel tube. Assembled and found car would not start.
Found another car reapair question that was fixed with cleaning the MFAir sensor with contact cleaner. Another with suggesation to check connecting harness, I did both with contact cleaner and blew aot with air. Car starts and run fine. Bad gas smell is gone when cold starting now. Thanks for the forum.