Will not fire

PAMELA STROUD

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2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
165,000 MILES

Engine turns over but won't fire up. Ever since it got hot it won't start.

Friday, May 24th, 2019 AT 9:13 PM

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STEVE W.

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13,590 POSTS

Hello and welcome to 2CarPros. If by hot you mean it overheated, it is possible that the overheating caused a head gasket failure. If hot refers to the outside temperature it could be multiple items. What does it do when you turn the key? Any warning lights or check engine light?

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Friday, May 24th, 2019 AT 9:25 PM

PAMELA STROUD

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No there are no dash lights coming on it just doesn't start it turns over but doesn't start it doesn't seem to be getting any fire from the spark plugs or two spark plugs are sparking for sure the other two maybe. Timing chain is good the water pump just went out it. Just doesn't seem to turn over or have enough fire to turn it over and yes I meant temperature hot not outside hot.

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Saturday, May 25th, 2019 AT 12:16 PM

PAMELA STROUD

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When it got hot the water pump went out and hasn't started since. Would that have anything to do with it?

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Saturday, May 25th, 2019 AT 12:27 PM

STEVE W.

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It may have. Overheating can damage parts. The first step would be to run a compression test and a leak down test, just to see if there is any internal damage from the overheating.
Then test for fuel and spark.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression
If you have good compression in all 4 cylinders then a quick test for fuel and spark is to shoot a bit of carburetor cleaner into the air cleaner and see if the engine fires at all on that. If it does you at least have some spark.

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Sunday, May 26th, 2019 AT 9:24 PM