Hi,

I've got a 97 XK8 that won't start. I'm in the process of restoring it. It had been in an accident and is now back together. It was not running when I bought it because of the front end damage. The damage was only to the body, nothing directly related to the engine as far as I can tell. I'm getting really anxious to test drive this beauty!

Everything looks good. It's cranking over and getting gas (can smell it) but won't start.

Does this car have a "chip" in the key? I'm not sure it's working if it does have it.

Can I pull a code from the computer and tell what is going on with it? If so, does anyone have any sage advice on just where/how to do this?

From what I have seen is that thre are only manuals on CD's avail at a cost of hundreds of dollars.

Thanks in advance for any help and/or suggestions!

 

xk does have chip in key but if its turning over it should be okay,
check the plugs these engines at high milage have compression probs but fouled plugs dont help.