javier_acosta70

hey guys! as many of us store our cars for winter, i store my car last year and never bother to turn it on. now that my s has a show to be on the 5th i try to fire it up, it cranks so its not the starter, i jump started an nothing battery is fine. when i try to started the engine will move like its going to turn on but it doesnt, i try several times but i just dont want to mess anything up. so this sunday ill be doing a full tune up onit. it may be my fuel pump but i dont know. oh an i left my gas tank half way full. temperature where i leave are pretty cold, CHICAGO, so if any of you guys had this same issue please let me know what you did thanks guys

bama

did u use a gas stabilizer? if not the gas may have went bad

eld4au6

Check for wire damage from rats. They will sneak up on ya.

And you should of left the tank full. The gas is probably going to need to be drained.

javier_acosta70

yeah im going to try to check for the wiring, i do have a couple of those bastards living in my garage. and ill try to drain it, eld4au6; did the rats get on your wiring? where by, if they did?



thanks guys

eld4au6

They have chewed up some wire covers on my sti before but not on the s.

javier_acosta70

no i didnt use gas stabilizer bro, maybe i should of..


and yeah i have it on bricks but those bastards will find a way to get up their, so your car didnt start because of that?

2003AP1

First season with my S and I stored it over the winter too, but with stabilizer I hope this dont happen to me. Mine has only been sitting for about 3 months. how many months did yours sit?

eld4au6

No, they didn't really get into any of the wires. Very easy for it to happen though.

s2000maniac

try jump starting it from 2nd gear, that should even clear out anything that is clogged up.

SilverS2kF22C1

You might need to tip the throttle open a bit. The car needs to relearn the idle because it sat for so long and the battery drained. Mine barely will run for 10secs after sitting for a month or so in storage (I started it and roll it once a month when in storage), then the idle kicks in. Tipping the throttle on will have the motor add air and more fuel.

You could have also flooded it with all the attempts. Try pulling the plugs, drying them off and try again.