If your car turns over strongly, but won't fire up, and you can slightly smell gas, what's your first suspect? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-your-car-turns-over-strongly-but-won-t-fire-up-and-you-can-slightly-smell-gas-what-s-your-first-suspect <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:25:43 -0400 If your car turns over strongly, but won't fire up, and you can slightly smell gas, what's your first suspect? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-your-car-turns-over-strongly-but-won-t-fire-up-and-you-can-slightly-smell-gas-what-s-your-first-suspect <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> SN Greg Wright Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:25:43 -0400 2017-06-13T00:25:43-04:00 Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 13 at 2017 12:35 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-your-car-turns-over-strongly-but-won-t-fire-up-and-you-can-slightly-smell-gas-what-s-your-first-suspect?n=2644496&urlhash=2644496 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Have you left the car alone for 15 minutes and then tried again. It sounds like it is flooded. Sgt Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:35:39 -0400 2017-06-13T00:35:39-04:00 Response by Maj John Bell made Jun 13 at 2017 12:49 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-your-car-turns-over-strongly-but-won-t-fire-up-and-you-can-slightly-smell-gas-what-s-your-first-suspect?n=2644529&urlhash=2644529 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>7-11 Burrito <br /><br />OR<br /><br />No spark due to a:<br />bad crank position sensor, <br />a faulty ignition module, <br />a problem in the ignition circuit (ignition switch, antitheft system, wiring, etc.), <br />a faulty park/neutral safety switch, a bad ignition coil (only on engines with a single coil ignition), <br />wet plugs or plug wires (did it rain last night, did you just wash the engine?)<br />a worn starter that draws so many amps while cranking the engine that there’s not enough juice left to adequately power the ignition system and fuel injectors<br /><br />No fuel due to a:<br />bad fuel pump relay, <br />blown fuel pump fuse,<br />plugged or cut fuel filter or line, <br />failed PCM injector driver circuit or injector power supply relay. <br />fuel tank empty (faulty fuel gauge) <br />contaminated fuel<br /> <br />No compression due to a <br />Broken or jumped timing belt <br />Snapped overhead camshaft Maj John Bell Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:49:31 -0400 2017-06-13T00:49:31-04:00 Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 13 at 2017 1:34 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-your-car-turns-over-strongly-but-won-t-fire-up-and-you-can-slightly-smell-gas-what-s-your-first-suspect?n=2645741&urlhash=2645741 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I had similar problem once. Turned out to be a coolant temp sensor. The ECM did not know how cold the engine really was because the sensor was saying it was -20 degrees. So to counter the cold ECM was flooding the engine out. Put in new temp sensor and she hasn&#39;t had a problem starting since. PO1 Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:34:39 -0400 2017-06-13T13:34:39-04:00 Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 21 at 2017 7:43 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-your-car-turns-over-strongly-but-won-t-fire-up-and-you-can-slightly-smell-gas-what-s-your-first-suspect?n=2853325&urlhash=2853325 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Fuel leak somewhere a engine needs three things electricity air and fuel. From Korea SSG Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 21 Aug 2017 07:43:43 -0400 2017-08-21T07:43:43-04:00 Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 21 at 2017 8:05 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-your-car-turns-over-strongly-but-won-t-fire-up-and-you-can-slightly-smell-gas-what-s-your-first-suspect?n=2853388&urlhash=2853388 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>All wrong if it has injection system diesel engine doesn&#39;t have spark plugs it has injectors or glow plugs as far as I know the military went all diesel . I retired in 2010. Active folks let him know. SSG Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:05:46 -0400 2017-08-21T08:05:46-04:00 Response by PO3 Daniel Sylvernale made Oct 22 at 2017 6:57 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-your-car-turns-over-strongly-but-won-t-fire-up-and-you-can-slightly-smell-gas-what-s-your-first-suspect?n=3023696&urlhash=3023696 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sounds like you may not be getting spark. Is check engine light on? Have you checked codes? PO3 Daniel Sylvernale Sun, 22 Oct 2017 18:57:46 -0400 2017-10-22T18:57:46-04:00 Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 15 at 2018 8:39 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-your-car-turns-over-strongly-but-won-t-fire-up-and-you-can-slightly-smell-gas-what-s-your-first-suspect?n=4048844&urlhash=4048844 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ignition SGT Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 15 Oct 2018 20:39:04 -0400 2018-10-15T20:39:04-04:00 Response by Dylan Payne made Oct 18 at 2018 11:03 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-your-car-turns-over-strongly-but-won-t-fire-up-and-you-can-slightly-smell-gas-what-s-your-first-suspect?n=4057361&urlhash=4057361 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Spark Plugs Dylan Payne Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:03:07 -0400 2018-10-18T23:03:07-04:00 2017-06-13T00:25:43-04:00