car wont start?
 

well i bought a 97 eclipse from a police auction for 300 dollars, but it wont start. it turns over it just wont start, and it was on empty so i put gas and changed the fuel filter,and put new plugs, any thoughts?

RE: car wont start?
 

check the basics, see if you have fuel, and spark, and if you have a light make sure you have injector pulse. Also check the 20amp ECU or MPI fuse. I have had many no starts where the maxi fuse was blown. some common problems are (besides stripped timing belt) are the igniter and sometimes the coil pack.

RE: car wont start?
 

Maybe fuel pump if it had no gas it coulda burned it out running dry

RE: car wont start?
 

im gettn spark, and i can hear the fuel pump sound when i turn the key forward,does that mean its still good,the timing belt looks good,could it be the injectors?

RE: car wont start?
 

When you turn it over continuously, remove a plug and see if its drenched in fuel. That will tell you if the injectors are working.

Well if the fuel pump is making a noise... that doesnt always mean its working correctly.

RE: car wont start?
 

Oh, and what kind of Eclipse?

RE: car wont start?
 

its a eclipse rs,i dont know if i wanna fix it up for a daily driver and save mileage on my gst, or fix it up and sell it and put a down payment on something nice and newer

RE: car wont start?
 

Dude the hell wit hthat... sell the RS and make soome cash from it?

RE: car wont start?
 

im about 95% sure im gonna sell it, but first gotta start it and go from there...would the headgasket have anything to do with it not starting? i know the car was sitting in the impound lot for a while, it had no water in the radiator

RE: car wont start?
 

No not the head gasket