The car gets fire on all cylinders and gas but wont start

Asked by Tony Nov 25, 2019 at 07:17 PM about the 1999 Buick Century Custom Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 99 Buick century it got
hot(not in the red) and after I
parked it it wouldn't start back up
spits kind of back firing through
the exhaust

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Techno-mage answered 4 years ago

Start by figuring out why it's getting hot. Is there coolant? Is it leaking at all?

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james answered 4 years ago

Check the coil packs. They don't like to be overheated! Hope that helps! Jim

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Tony answered 4 years ago

It's getting good fire

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Techno-mage answered 4 years ago

I ask where the coolant leak is because if you blew the head or something...

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james answered 4 years ago

Spray a little starting fluid down the throttle body. It should run a few seconds on that. If not and you know for sure you have spark, do a compression test. If all cylinders test very low or zero it's jumped timing. Hope that helps! Jim

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