Cranks but will not start and no codes

2011 SEAT LEON
118,000 MILES • 1.6L • TURBO • FWD • MANUAL
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SEATLEON2011
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My car would not start when I came home two days ago. cranking but not starting. No attempt of starting or sputtering or anything. No engine fault codes when plugged in. Any suggestions?
Dec 11, 2016 at 8:41 AM
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STEVE W.
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Seat vehicles are not sold in the US, but a car is a car so I will give it a try. First you need to determine what is missing fuel or spark. The easy way to narrow that down is to remove the air filter and spray some engine starting fluid into the intake. If it fires now you have a fuel issue, if not it is ignition related. Two different paths to take from there.

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