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Old 09-11-2015, 10:44 AM
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X type will not start sounds like I ran out of gas but I have a full tank...there is no spark when u try to start the car
 
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lovemy, get yourself a can of starting fluid. Open the hood and there on top of the engine should be a vacuum line that you can remove. Remove the line, spray some starting fluid into the hole that has been created and then put the vacuum line back on. Attempt to start the car. Did it just crank over or did it try to run for a second or two (amount of time is dependent on how much starting fluid you sprayed in)? If it attempted to run, then it is very possible that your fuel pump has failed and you need a new one. You can verify this by attaching a fuel pressure gauge to the valve under the hood of the car and then turning the key to the RUN position. The gauge should come up to 40-50 psig. If it doesn't come up or is under 30 psi, then your fuel pump is bad or you have a blockage somewhere (blockage is highly unlikely). If the car doesn't even attempt to catch, look down at the center console as you are cranking the car (also keep an eye on the message center). Is the red light there on solid and/or you are getting a message about "Security Failure". If you are getting either one of these, attempt to start the car with a different key first. If the second key doesn't change anything, then you have a security fault.

Lets see what you have at this point and then we can start providing more detailed information as things can get very wide ranging at this point.
 

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