Cranks but will not start after sliding off the road

2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
151,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SYLKPERRY
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It slid off the road. No damage done. But it will not start now. What could the problem be?
Oct 31, 2020 at 10:16 PM
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KASEKENNY
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This could be a couple things but we need to start with finding out if we have fuel or spark. I suspect we will have a fuel issue but let's use some starter fluid in the intake and see if the engine starts. If it does we can dig further but if not, pull a spark plug and hold it against the block and crank the engine to see if there is spark.

Here are some guides that will help with this. Let us know and we can go form there.

Thanks

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-cranks-but-wont-start

https://youtu.be/dCjmRL3p4Cs
Nov 1, 2020 at 5:15 AM
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