# Having some car problems! **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [March 3, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476 "2005-03-03T12:44:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![geniusevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@geniusevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/geniusevil)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/1 "2005-03-03T12:44:02Z")
Recently went for a car wash which may or may have not contributed to the problem. Anyways I drove my ka24de powered s13 home directly after the car wash without problems. The next day when I tried starting it would start up then die immediately. I keep trying to start it but it keeps dying. When it does start up I try giving it gas but it doesn’t rev up at all and just dies down again. Anyone ever have a similar problem? ---
**Author:** ![Z3NK1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e480ec/32.png) [@Z3NK1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z3NK1)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/2 "2005-03-03T12:57:48Z")
Did you wash the engine by any chance? Maybe somethigns frozen, or theres water in your distributor. ---
**Author:** ![geniusevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@geniusevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/geniusevil)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/3 "2005-03-03T13:06:48Z")
nope not the engine bay itself,a bit of water may have gotten in though,its a drive through wash with water spraying up upon entry ---
**Author:** ![Z3NK1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e480ec/32.png) [@Z3NK1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z3NK1)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/4 "2005-03-03T13:23:54Z")
Well it’s probably not the distributor, that would’ve acted up immediately, not the next day. Maybe fuel problems? Have you had a tune-up recently? ---
**Author:** ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/5 "2005-03-03T15:39:05Z")
Just check the distributer, some may have run in there afterwards or something. Thats what I thought immediately. Then again, like you said, could not be from the car wash at all. ---
**Author:** ![TylerH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@TylerH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TylerH)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/6 "2005-03-03T18:12:03Z")
Fuel Pump? ---
**Author:** ![Slide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slide/32/3301_2.png) [@Slide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slide)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/7 "2005-03-03T18:20:03Z")
if u have a leaky injector and spray water on it (on the rail or the area around) , water will go through and kill the idle, but i highly doubt it will stay moist and block combustion so you washing you car is most likely a coincidence ? ---
**Author:** ![geniusevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@geniusevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/geniusevil)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/8 "2005-03-04T02:19:12Z")
do fuel pumps go out around the 200 km mark? how would i check the fuel pump? when i try starting the engine,its starts then dies,try starting again doesn’t start and makes a very loud kkkkkkkkkkkkk sound (starter i believe),it goes back and forth from starting alright to just making that noise i tried boosting,no difference thnaks for your help so far ---
**Author:** ![Chromedragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Chromedragon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chromedragon)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/9 "2005-03-04T06:57:37Z")
Sounds to me like some condensation might have built up in the distributor. Grab a can of electrical cleaner, pull the cap off, give it a good spray and then let it dry out completely. Might even be worth pulling off and spraying out each plug/wire. ---
**Author:** ![geniusevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@geniusevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/geniusevil)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/10 "2005-03-08T14:07:37Z")
thanks guys,the fuel pump was the culprit,let me know if you know of any for sale ---
**Author:** ![baker\_jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@baker\_jeff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baker_jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-some-car-problems/138476/11 "2005-03-08T21:44:26Z")
PM Deathby240, he has 2 i think.