Will not cold start

dsmDolney · 12-07-2014

So i went to start my car monday morning. Didnt even want to turn over battery was so dead. So it sat for a few days then wednesday i put a different battery in and it just turns and turns over and will not start. Never had any issues with this car until now. Any ideas. I tried mostly everything i read online that it could be. Battery is mostly dead so i need to jump it to make the car turn over. Could it just be a bad battery thats making it not start ? Imput would be cool considering i need a car to get to work. Thanks guys

DSMINMN · 12-07-2014

Battery most definitely. I've known a guy that sold off his car because he couldn't get it to run just because the battery didn't have enough juice and he was lazy. He paid $600 for a complete and mint 2ga TSi AWD. Just had some idiot owner who took the hood, fenders and bumper off then let it sit.

Don't over think it!

dsmDolney · 12-07-2014

Ha ha been to lazy myself.. Will pick up a new battery tomarrow and hope it fixes the issue

1999Gst · 12-07-2014

I would look at your coolant temp sensor.

dsmDolney · 12-08-2014

I am currently looking into that also thanks

dsmDolney · 12-10-2014

Bought a new battery. Cranked and cranked finally started rough. Ran fine after about a 20 minute warm up drove it to get gas and threw a check engine light. Started back up when it was warm but sat over night and didnt start in the morning . looked at it today coolant temp switch wires are out of the plug. Would that make a non start issue. Any other reasons why it wouldnt start. Domt have a laptop to plug into to check the code

TkrPerformance · 12-10-2014

coolant temp sensor will make hard no start problems

**asshanson** · 12-10-2014

Definitely get the coolant temp sensor hooked up, that will cause problems.

dsmDolney · 12-10-2014

Its the switch not the sensor tho. The guy who had the car before messed up the harness bad. Idiot

TkrPerformance · 12-10-2014

Mark had the same problem this week with his 95 and I told him to get a new temp sensor and it fixed the problem. His was reading 316 on link.

DSMINMN · 12-10-2014

Hey, the new battery didn't hurt! Lol

dsmDolney · 12-10-2014

It did not at all.
this is in a 97 6 bolt. Just thought that would be helpfull.
And does anyone have a 1g temp sensor pigtail laying around??

TkrPerformance · 12-10-2014

You need a 2g sensor since the car is a 2g. Does not matter that there's a 6bolt in it.

dsmDolney · 12-10-2014

Okay then any temp sensor pigtail...
Heres a pic to make sure im explaining this enough.

dsmDolney · 12-10-2014

So th plug that plugs into the black connector right ontop of the water neck has the two wires out of it somehow.
But that is the temp sensor correct ?!?!?

TkrPerformance · 12-10-2014

that would the one.

dsmDolney · 12-10-2014

Perfect now just need a pigtail and thank you.

mark4g63t · 12-11-2014

I have a good pigtail

89_Colt_GT · 12-11-2014

I had the same issue with my colt, the sensor was fine, the wire just had a dead spot, I bypassed it with those blue splice clips and ran a new lead and she started right up.