RotaryShow72

K So yesterday i washed my car, i started driving out and after driving about 100 meters my engine light came on, which lead to my car constantly bogging out at low RPM.... so i brought it home, and now this morning i went to go start it and no dice can someone please help me?? i have to get to school in like 30 mins and my vehicle wont start

Jon316G

iTrader: (1)

Do you have an aftermarket intake (like AEM or MS)?
Water in the intake will cause that kind of symptoms (I know from personal experience).
But I've never had it to where I couldn't start it back up. The spark plugs could be fouled.
Does the motor turn when you attempt to start it?

RotaryShow72

I have the MS Cold Air...

but ya it has not started now for the second day


and no it doesnt even turn over

ill check plug i guess

Any other ideas??

Go48

Yeah, if it "doesn't even turn over", check/charge the battery, check battery-starter-ground connections and then try to start the car. Plugs have nothing to do with getting the engine to crank.

If the engine cranks but does not start, then check the plugs to see if they are wet with fuel-oil. If they are, your engine is flooded and you should de-flood it using the techniques covered in the owners manual and in numerous threads on this forum. The search function will help you find those threads.

Jon316G

iTrader: (1)

That about nailed what I was going to say!

RotaryShow72

k well im an idiot it def does turn over lol but ya

so i tried today for the 3rd day in a row and after 10 minutes of tinkering with it she started, but sounded like a 4 stroke quad for about 2 minutes then shot mass amounts of white smoke out the pipes, and CEL is still on =(

Go48

Did the smoke smell like oil or did it have a sweet smell? Chances are the engine was flooded and the smoke is from the excess gas-oil burning off. Have someone with a CAN Bus-compatible, OBDII reader pull the error code(s). If the car is still under warranty, take it to a dealer to pull the codes and make any required repairs.