BigBoss
Active Member
Hey Lads,
Today when I jumped in my 08 Omega I went to start it, the starter motor engaged but the engine did not fire. So I gave it another shot and still it would not fire, the starter motor whined for three or so seconds but nothing after that. So I started checking things, the fuel pump relay was fine the fuel pump fuse and the ECM fuse was also ok. By this time I was scratching my head I tried my other key (thinking it maybe some security fail) this also did not help. I also tried scanning for codes and did not find any. Then I gave it one more shot before calling a mechanic and there was a little life in it, so I gave it another shot and it started but it was idling very inconsistently. After about one minute it had settled down and has been fine since.
Was it simply just flooded or is it something more serious?
Just a little extra info a couple of hours before i had started and driven the car about 20m and then stopped.
Any thought on the matter?
Today when I jumped in my 08 Omega I went to start it, the starter motor engaged but the engine did not fire. So I gave it another shot and still it would not fire, the starter motor whined for three or so seconds but nothing after that. So I started checking things, the fuel pump relay was fine the fuel pump fuse and the ECM fuse was also ok. By this time I was scratching my head I tried my other key (thinking it maybe some security fail) this also did not help. I also tried scanning for codes and did not find any. Then I gave it one more shot before calling a mechanic and there was a little life in it, so I gave it another shot and it started but it was idling very inconsistently. After about one minute it had settled down and has been fine since.
Was it simply just flooded or is it something more serious?
Just a little extra info a couple of hours before i had started and driven the car about 20m and then stopped.
Any thought on the matter?