# car won't start **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [September 17, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550 "2008-09-17T10:44:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![accelr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@accelr8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/accelr8)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/1 "2008-09-17T10:44:23Z")
ok i just bought my s13 coupe today.it has a 95 ka24de engine in it.its missing a spark plug,the header is not on tight since there are 2 studs missing and i don’t have enought nuts.when i keep cranking after 3 or so times i hear a bam noise.(it has no exshaust. ) my main point is .the header isn’t tight,its missing a spark plug .the o2 sensor is not on the header. can this be why it is not starting ? ---
**Author:** ![Tacoboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@Tacoboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tacoboy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/2 "2008-09-17T11:37:35Z")
LOL, this is a joke right? ---
**Author:** ![Keez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/keez/32/5570_2.png) [@Keez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keez)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/3 "2008-09-17T12:29:57Z")
lmao, dude spark plugs are 2 dollars, take a bolt or stud out of the head and take it with you to cdn tire. they are 52 cents for 1. put em in tight, put the plug in and try again. ---
**Author:** ![accelr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@accelr8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/accelr8)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/4 "2008-09-17T13:05:50Z")
will do.i think i need a starter now. stupid shit does not crank at all =\*( ---
**Author:** ![accelr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@accelr8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/accelr8)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/5 "2008-09-17T13:07:15Z")
i know spark plugs are cheap and same with studs. but time is the thing,don’t have a car to go to canadian tire. ---
**Author:** ![Keez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/keez/32/5570_2.png) [@Keez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keez)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/6 "2008-09-17T13:58:06Z")
2 feet or a bike. cant be that far. or a friend. anways, if your starter is toasted just tap it with a hammer and bar to get it to crank, thats only going to work a handfull of timees ---
**Author:** ![KA24Power](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ka24power/32/5595_2.png) [@KA24Power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KA24Power)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/7 "2008-09-17T14:04:43Z")
you probably killed the battery cranking it over so much. Get an o2 sensor, get a set of plugs and put your exhaust manifold on properly. THEN try and start it. ---
**Author:** ![Jowo72](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jowo72/32/5560_2.png) [@Jowo72](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jowo72)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/8 "2008-09-17T15:08:03Z")
This is possibly the most head shaking thread on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![Jowo72](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jowo72/32/5560_2.png) [@Jowo72](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jowo72)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/9 "2008-09-17T15:09:15Z")
p.s. the odd “bam” noise you near is probably the cylinder without the spark plug during its compression stroke. Pushing all the what would be air fuel mix out into the atmosphere. ---
**Author:** ![accelr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@accelr8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/accelr8)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/10 "2008-09-17T15:26:56Z")
yeah it is a retarted thread.but we all get retarted sometimes don’t we. lol. i don’t have a petal bike lol.it always get stolen lol. ---
**Author:** ![rex\_thugs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rex_thugs/32/5598_2.png) [@rex\_thugs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rex_thugs)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/11 "2008-09-17T22:12:39Z")
yeah dude grab spark plugs for all cylinders and ur battery mite just be dead from cranking so much times. so try boosting and starting before smashing the starter. ---
**Author:** ![accelr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@accelr8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/accelr8)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/12 "2008-09-18T11:14:37Z")
k got it running.but its really loud without a exshaust lol. all i need it plug wires. konvokiller thanks for the starter tip =d ---
**Author:** ![accelr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@accelr8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/accelr8)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/13 "2008-09-18T11:18:51Z")
oh to keep it running i need to floor the gas and keep it there. if i let go it shutters and stalls?any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![assass1n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@assass1n](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/assass1n)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/14 "2008-09-18T12:18:44Z")
> [@FS: 1990 325is w/2.7 stroker motor](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1990-325is-w-2-7-stroker-motor/16671/58): > > This is possibly the most head shaking thread on the internet. hahahaha. i got this thread beat. there was a guy on gtrc asking us how can buy PSI for his cylinders. its a long story but someone basically did a compression test on his rb26 and found low compression in some of the cylinders. so as a joke he asked people who wants to a group buy on compression. 99% of the people got the joke. one guy didnt. so he started a thread asking how and where he can buy PSI for his cylinders. ---
**Author:** ![accelr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@accelr8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/accelr8)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/15 "2008-09-18T12:32:41Z")
mods lock this.problem solved ---
**Author:** ![KA24Power](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ka24power/32/5595_2.png) [@KA24Power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KA24Power)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/16 "2008-09-18T18:46:16Z")
lol, if it stutters and stalls put fucking plugs in it good to hear you got it running man. (I apologize, I’m laughing a lot right now) ---
**Author:** ![simplemind7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@simplemind7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/simplemind7)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/17 "2008-09-18T21:58:56Z")
> [@WNYFBody stolen...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wnyfbody-stolen/18366/194): > > lol, if it stutters and stalls put fucking plugs in it > > good to hear you got it running man. > > (I apologize, I’m laughing a lot right now) it could be a million things. to name one, an intake leak after the MAF would do exactly that. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/18 "2008-09-19T09:34:09Z")
who keeps stealing ur bike?? leave a note on it about telling all the problems with ur car, and i bet he’ll leave it next time so u can get parts for ur car farmer ---
**Author:** ![gtprince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gtprince](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gtprince)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/19 "2008-09-19T09:35:42Z")
> [@I'm a lurker](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-lurker/18399/11): > > who keeps stealing ur bike?? > leave a note on it about telling all the problems with ur car, and i bet he’ll leave it next time so u can get parts for ur car > > farmer LMAOOOOO ---
**Author:** ![KA24Power](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ka24power/32/5595_2.png) [@KA24Power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KA24Power)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550/20 "2008-09-19T20:44:16Z")
> [@FS: Turbo 94 integra w/Type R swap](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-turbo-94-integra-w-type-r-swap/18308/22): > > it could be a million things. > > to name one, an intake leak after the MAF would do exactly that. I was saying in reference to his first post where he said he was missing a spark plug [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/118550.md?page=2)