Car Wont Start

[TRIX34]

Hey Guys,

My mate was driving my car as i have lost my license he was driving it home one night and it was making some sort of sound when he was accelerating so he pulled over and switched off the car then when he tried to start it again it would not start the car seems like it is turning over when he tries to start it but it will not start....

The battery seems a bit screwed so will be getting a new one but just wanted to know if there could be any other issues???

Thanks in advance,

Dion

[turbo_brian]

depends on what the noise was.

If it was a grinding like noise, then it could be a bearing noise, and thus the engine might be on it's way to seized, and requiring a rebuild.

Get the car towed to a mechanic for checks, because starting it (new or old battery aside) might cause you much more damage in a very short amount of time, and could double the repair bill.

I had a similar issue with a previous car, where it was making grinding noises at certain rev point, but eventually the car sounded like it had a flat battery trying to start, turns out the 3rd big-end bearing was gone, and the engine was struggling to turn. Clutch started the car, but that only ended up with me destroying the conrod, piston and crank.

Get it checked, or at least find out what the noise was like, so that you can avoid any damage if there is any already.

B.

[Corsta]

i had this problem just recently, check your fuel pump. My car was not so much making a sound, although when i parked my car, walked away for about 10min, came back and it started, coughed and spluttered for a bit then stalled, then it was kicking over but wouldnt start, thought it was the oil so i topped it up, and it turned out to be a the fuel pump.

depends on what the noise was.

If it was a grinding like noise, then it could be a bearing noise, and thus the engine might be on it's way to seized, and requiring a rebuild.

Get the car towed to a mechanic for checks, because starting it (new or old battery aside) might cause you much more damage in a very short amount of time, and could double the repair bill.

I had a similar issue with a previous car, where it was making grinding noises at certain rev point, but eventually the car sounded like it had a flat battery trying to start, turns out the 3rd big-end bearing was gone, and the engine was struggling to turn. Clutch started the car, but that only ended up with me destroying the conrod, piston and crank.

Get it checked, or at least find out what the noise was like, so that you can avoid any damage if there is any already.

B.

[TRIX34]

Well my mate is getting a new battery and il just tell him to try to start it once then if that doenst work il just get it towed to his mechanic it sucks thought cos it is at his house in pakenham and i live in mitcham i might just go down there this weekend and just call RACV i think i get a free tow cos i get my licence back in a few weeks so il want to get it sorted out before i get it back.... thanks for your help guys if if anyone else has any ideas also that would be great

Thanks again.