noddleman

Ok, i bought the new battery, and it continued to not start up. My friend who built the motor for me came over and checked it out. He messed with the main relay under the hood nearest to the coils. Once he stuck a screwdriver into it, the car started, yet hurled white smoke out the exhaust constinuosly. The white smoke continued until the car was turned off. With the screwdriver, whatever he did when he turned the ignition off the car kept on running for 2-3 secs. My friend narrowed it down to any of these possibilities witht the white smoke/ car ot starting combo. 1- ecu 2- oil metering pump 3- fuel relay 4- main relay under hood. Does any of these sound correct to any of you. And if they do, respond back to what I should do, and possibily what my next action should be towards the car.

phinsup

Is it cranking and not starting or not cranking at all. My guess would be you have an issue with the solenoid that he jumped with the screwdriver, once you get that figured out assuming you ran it for a bit an still had the white smoke that's an indication you're getting coolant into the engine, which usually not a positive thing.

noddleman

the only way it could be coolant would be if i overheated it. But theres no way, because it stopped working on a night that was pretty chilly, and i always watched my operating tempature closely. I will change out the main relay and see what happens from there. MAybe the car just needs to run, since it hasnt been run for about 2 months. idk, anymore suggestions?

noddleman

it is cranking fine, its just wont start unless he messes with the

noddleman

it is cranking fine, its just wont start unless he messes with the solenoid. How much do new solenoids run?

lovelace

ok so what does ur car do if he doesnt do that ... i mean what kind of noise or does it try to even start .. im asking because im still trying to figure my issue out and well i figure i might as well ask

noddleman

well, it cranks fine and makes the noise it always does when trying to start. If we do mess with the solenoid, then the motor will just crank and start, but the white smoke appears from the exhaust. But if we dont, then inside the car the rpm gauge wont budge when we try to start it which it should, and the motor will just crank. It doesnt make any weird noises or anything strange. One thing that I ponder about my car is how the rpm gauge wont budge when i try and start it, unless i mess with the solenoid. I am going to purchase an new master solenoid for the car, and hopefully it will fix my problem. If not, then I will be F*#@$^

lovelace

well if u deflood it then try to start it does it try to start for almost a second then die ... cuz thats what my car does .. it doesnt even get up to 1k =( ima try what u guys did tho

jimmyt87

this sounds kinda like what my car is doin it starts for about 3 or 4 seconds and puts out lots of white smoke and after 3 or 4 seconds it dies and i can do that over and over again and ideas whats goin on under thehood??