{"id":2857,"date":"2017-09-28T13:56:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T12:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=2857"},"modified":"2017-09-28T22:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T21:33:00","slug":"troubleshootin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/troubleshootin\/","title":{"rendered":"So Your Car Won&#8217;t Start?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/car_broken_main.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15858\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15858\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/car_broken_main.jpg\" alt=\"car_broken_main\" width=\"850\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/car_broken_main.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/car_broken_main-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/car_broken_main-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Suzanne Keane looks at some of reasons why your car is not starting\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re running late, it&#8217;s raining, you finally make it into your car and turn the key and nothing happens&#8230;. The most obvious reason is a dead battery but if a quick jump start doesn&#8217;t fix the problem it could be one of the issues below!<\/p>\n<p>This information won&#8217;t help you to fix the problem but it may help you to understand what has gone wrong.<\/p>\n<p>There are 3 major reasons for a car not to start:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Fuel isn&#8217;t mixing right<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. No Compression and<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Lack of spark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Bad Fuel Mix<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This can be caused by running out of fuel &#8211; so check the gauge, when did you last fill up (incase your fuel gauge is broken)?<\/li>\n<li>You could also be lacking air &#8211; maybe a hose is blocked?<\/li>\n<li>Faulty fuel system &#8211; supply too much or too little<\/li>\n<li>Dirty fuel &#8211; could be impurities such as water in the tank<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. No Compression<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Worn piston rings<\/li>\n<li>Intake or exhaust valves aren&#8217;t sealing correctly<\/li>\n<li>Hole in the cylinder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. No spark<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Worn spark plugs or plug leads<\/li>\n<li>Bad ignition timing &#8211; spark is too early or late in the cycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suzanne Keane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>28th September, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suzanne Keane looks at some of reasons why your car is not starting\u00a0 You&#8217;re running late, it&#8217;s raining, you finally make it into your car and turn the key and nothing happens&#8230;. 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