Car will turn over but not start why?

Asked by liltigercubs Jan 01, 2015 at 12:28 PM about the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The timing belt was replaced about a year ago, just replaced plugs, ignition coil pack, crank sensor and the ECM thinking these could be the problem but car still wont start, what else could be the problem?

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dandyoun answered 9 years ago

Does it have spark? Does it have fuel pressure at the fuel rail? If yes to both then I advise to Do a compression check on all cylinders. Your psi should be somewhere between 150 psi and 200 psi. Any cylinders having 0 psi will have bent valves.

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GuruB4CMT answered 5 years ago

Cha ged the fuel pump car turns over but still wont ztart pump is working but zeems tobe no lil pressure.. Could a fuse or a zensor be th problem

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