Thread: Help getting car started.

Well 2 months ago my oil drain plug came loose one night & all the oil spilled out. Not realizing what had happened, I jumped into my car & tried to start it. It started & quickly shut off. Confused, I tried starting the car again & it cranked & I heard a wierd noise come from my motor. I popped my hood & before I even got to lift the hood all the way up I noticed all the oil on the street. I got under the car & noticed that my oil drain plug was missing. I jumped into my other car & went to work. On the way back home, I bought oil & a oil drain plug. I tried starting the car again buy no luck. It wouldnt start. After alot of troubleshooting I noticed that my camshafts broke & that I needed a new head.

I inspected the block & everything looked good. I did the headswap, replaced the headgasket, changed the oil pump, & bought & installed a timing chain kit. I poured in the oil, installed new sparkplugs as well, plugged everything back up.

I tried starting the car & it cranked but wouldnt start. All its doing is cranking & occasionally sputtering. It sounds like it wants to start but it doesnt. Ive tried doing the timing again & playing the dizzy & my NX2000 still wont start. Its getting spark & I can smell the fuel so I know its getting fuel & spark.

What can be wrong?

I would check the cam timing and ignition timing again

I used this post to help me do the cam timing. Is it correct?

timing chain - SR20 Forum

Did you check your battery's voltage? Give it a recharge and see if that helps

The car started today, but within a minute, the car turned off again. I started it back up, it stayed on for a little longer but it shut itself off. The motor also has NO throttle response. The idle would go up to 1800 then drop, do it again & then die.

Check all of your electrical connections to stuff like maf tps o2 sensor, check all of your intake pipe make sure everything is air tight, and get the voltage from your battery. Deep discharge kills batteries, and yours hasn't been used for 2 months I'm guessing