Can direct injection engines start without a starter motor?

He did specify *direct* injection; 2000 psi is about in the ballpark.

Another thing I forgot in my previous post - at least for BMW, the high pressure fuel pump is engine driven, not electric - if pressure has bled down while the engine is off (not unusual; I've already replaced one leaky injector) there will be no ability to inject fuel until the engine turns over a few times.

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Looks like Bosch has been working on this, but apparently it's only practical as a backup mechanism.

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Google,,, American Car Prospector His name is John Hames. He drives aro und (mostly in Colorado) looking for certain cars to buy and then sell to b uyers on a list he has. Not long ago he bought an old Corvette that has a w eird looking mechanical fuel injection system on it. On my Comcast TV chann els line up, his show is on the Velocity TV channel on Sundays.

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Who needs a starter motor? I was able to push my 1994 Civic Si far enough up a hill to bump start it with a nearly completely flat battery.

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And on some aircraft - hand-propping is scary.

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