95 ta wont start.... fast crank, tried jumping nothing...its about 20 degrees and snow on the ground(only a inch..) any ideas? voltage is showing at 13 mark.

 

My guess is either the fuel has iced / clogged a bit (get a fuel de-icer) or your ignition coil has gone out. Try a couple more times.

 

See if you are getting spark if you can. Check all the fuses under the hood.

 

all fuses look good...trying fuel deicer

 

tried deicer...coil is a accel one only 4 months old...any ideas!!!!

 

Check if you are getting spark by pulling out a plug wire from the plug. Stick a new spark plug on it (anything really) and crank the engine while you hold the plug boot with the plug about 5mm from a ground terminal (usually a bolt on the engine block). You should see an electric spark come out of you are getting spark.

If you are getting spark, it means there is something wrong with your fuel system - probably inadequate fuel pressure.

Good luck.

BTW, was it running good yesterday?

 

it was running perfect on sat....evening. sat allday today and yesterday.

when you say spark...could it be a bad opti?

 

I doubt it. An opti will show signs of failing before it dies - very seldom 'just dies'. Mine got drenched in water (opti's hate moisture) and it started just fine but when you drove it, it would hit some sort of a rev limiter at about 3500 rpm.

A coil is usually the cause of a 'no spark' condition. I'd say go to Autozone with the ignition coil and ignition module and have them tested. If they're alright, most probably you have a bad wire from the weather somewhere or it's the fuel system like I mentioned earlier.

Is your starter OK?

 

ok so autozone can test coil and module..>?
starter cranks...
when i turn key in on position...i hear the fuel pump as well...

could it be a bad battery?

 

Do your lights go on if you turn them on? If so, your battery isn't in question. Jumping should get a weak battery back ontrack provided that your alternator is fine. A friend of mine works in Autozone, they'll test the module and coil.

 

had autozone test coil,....its fine..they couldnt test module though....

update...yesterday i tried cranking like i have been...i tried something new...pump the gas! then suddenly i acted like it wanted to start.... so i keeped at it for 4 or 5 mins...pumping and cranking...then suddenly IT STARTS!!! i immedially drove it to my mechanic. I runs perfect drives perfect...no hesistation what so ever.... this is the second time its done this. could it really be a opti? it runs perfect once its started. it did this 3 weeks ago... then it was fine...Anyone have any ideas??? bad starter? it cranks but who knows...

thanks guys!!

shawn

 

Don't know if this is it, but mine did something very similar and it was the coil wire. It had corrosion on the connector, and boot eventually just fell off.

 

It was cold maybe?

 

eh...cars start in cold weather.... besides it was 20 degrees out...not 40 below zero..

 

Well even worse then. Condensation could have gotten into the Opti, making it not start. That happens to me all the time.