Im posting under my friends user name... i bought a 2005 evo like a month ago and today i was driving it normaly and now it wont start.. it cranks but wont start.. its not the battery... wut could it be?.. everything else works fine.. i havents checked the spark plugs... ima check that now... wut else could it be!?!? help!

 

DId a hose come off? does it "almost" start? smell like raw gas? just some ideas. keep talking, we can help you.

 

i checked all the intercooler pipes and everything seems well... the main one would be where the throttle body meets the intercooler pipe that wouldnt let the car start but that seems nice and on perfect.... wut other hoses should i check for?

 

Front passengerside Intercooler pipe. (behind the mesh grill), and the one under the airbox, those were common problems for me.

 

ima check that out....brb... would that really not let the car start??

 

It would 'chug-alog' with air rushing in, the ECU will compensate and DUMP in fuel, in a sence, flooding the engine.

Try the simple one then. Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery for 10 minutes...................reconnect............... ...start the car (if it will), DO NOT TOUCH the gas pedal. let it idle for 20 minutes. You could have thrown a code, which won't let the car start, this will reset it. Let us know!

 

intercooler pipes are all perfect... car still wont start.....

 

If none of the suggestions above work, check your engine fuse in the engine bay.

 

I bet you your key needs to be reprogrammed. Try using a different key that came with your car. I work on nissans, and at times, whether its just having the keys close together for extended periods, or putting your key near magnets, it will erase the memory programmed in your key.

If its not that, i would check the fuses (ignition, battery-starter signal, etc)

 

i already did the disconecting the battery thing... i elft it unpluged for like 20 minutes and still nothing... same problem...chug chug chug...no start

 

you say you bought a 2005 in the thread but ur sig says you have a IX. if its a IX there have been a few cases of the ECUs going bad an peoples cars not being able to start.

 

mind you that the car is 100% stock... the car hasnt been messed around with.. stock airbox and everything... this just happened outta nowhere, which seems like it would be just an intercooler pipe, but they all seem nice and perfect with no problem...

 

my friends has an IX... im using his username... read my fist post b4 adding to the thread please.... its a bone stock blue 2005 evo8 with ssl package... I AM USING MY FRIENDS USER NAME TO POST HERE..... can any1 help?

 

ima start checking fuses now... ill be back....

 

Good possibility. If hoses on, and resetting battery didn't do it, I have to go with a fuse issue. Does it smell like RAW gas as it is trying to start?