2002 Corolla Start Problems

My 2002 Corolla would not start this morning. My husband and I tried several times. It was trying to but it would not turn over. My husband got it to start about an hour later by pushing the gas prdal a little. I ran it very low on gas a few days ago, so I was wondering if that was the problem? Any suggestions would be great. It has never given me a problem and it has 90,000 miles. I had all oil changes and just had a tune up.

Reply to
Byrd2008
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Not enough information. Let's start with how cold it was outside, and if the car still has its original battery.

As far as "low on gas", toss that idea.

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

The battery is the more likely problem.

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

Assuming that the battery is the original one that came with the car, it is now approaching 5 years old, which is about the typical life of a battery.

If the battery cable connections are clean and free of any acid buildup, start by having the battery checked or replaced.

Reply to
Ray O

Could it be that she ran the fuel level down to where water in the tank has fouled the ignition system (carb, whatever)? Fuel globs could still be coming down the pipe, allowing intermittent starting/running. Would it worth siphoning the tank to dry and starting over with fresh fuel?

Reply to
Andrew Stephenson

I agree the battery may be more likely the problem, but discounting the fuel filter is not a wise thing to do. Four years for a battery is really not that long.

Reply to
badgolferman

I'm not discounting it. I said the battery was the more likely cause. You should read more slowly.

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

It's almost Christmas. Hubby should buy her a bottle of Techron.

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

I think the info about the low fuel level is not pertinent to the diagnosis. Driveability problems would have appeared immediately and would not take 2 days to show up.

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Ray O

I think he should bye me way more than that! Thanks for your replies! That gives us somewhere to start!

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: > "Andrew Stephenson" wrote in > message > news: snipped-for-privacy@deltrak.demon.co.uk... > > Could it be that she ran the fuel level down to where water > in > > the tank has fouled the ignition system (carb, whatever)? > Fuel > > globs could still be coming down the pipe, allowing > intermittent > > starting/running. Would it worth siphoning the tank to dry > and > > starting over with fresh fuel? > > -- > > Andrew Stephenson > >

Reply to
Byrd2008

OK - go buy your own Techron. It's in the gas treatment section of auto supply stores. Pour a bottle in the gas tank once or twice a year.

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JoeSpareBedroom

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