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?

 

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.

 

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

 

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?

 

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.

 

Oh, and what kind of Eclipse?

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

No not the head gasket