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My car wont start after replacing spark plugs

Everything in my car was working fine but the check engine light came on telling me i needed a tune up to dp the spark plugs
well we replaced the spark plugs in my car and we went to start it and it wouldnt turn over so we went and got a coil pack to replace too htinking that could have been part of them ploblem still same thing wont turn over we
looked in the book to check the spark plugs gapping to make sure that was right and we got it right in the middle of what it said still nothing and we have double more than double checked to make sure everything is where it is suppose to be and it is but the car wont turn over it acts like it wants to but then wont

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First check batter voltage to the starter if you have full12 at the starter try bumping the starter with a metal wrench to see if if the starter turns over .big battery wire on the starter to the small terminal were the other smaller wires are tap the wrench and see if it turns over.if it doesn't and the motor doest move pull spark plugs out and make shure there the right ones.if they are longer spark plugs the motor bottoms out on the top of the piston and won't turn over .

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Check that you have pushed the spark plug wires fully home on the spark plug. If it's not turning it could be the solenoid that connects the battery to the starter motor when trying to start or simply a flat battery. Check battery first, check solenoid by listening to a click sound, check starter motor for connections check any related fuses.

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Jimmyjr

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  • Posted on Dec 15, 2008

SOURCE: ENGINE WONT TURN OVER

sounds like the timing belt it has a interference engine so if the timing belt broke you could have bent rods and cracked pistons or worse. good luck

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 23, 2009

SOURCE: Flashing check engine light, and no dashboard lights

check air filter and spark plug wires

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 06, 2009

SOURCE: 2000 Kia misses

Change the fuel filter and pressure regulator, restart the computer.

crazytony777

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  • Posted on Aug 11, 2009

SOURCE: 2004 kia optima arcing around the coil pack

the coil pack mybe bad

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 11, 2010

SOURCE: 2003 Kia Sedona won't start

\I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, IT COULD BE A CLOGGED CATALETIC CONVERTER, THE EASIEST WAY TO TEST THIS ,TO ME ANYWAY, IS TO DISCONNECT THE EXHAUST PIPES(COMING OFF THE ENGINE) AND THE CONNECTION TO THE FRONT OF THE CATALETIC CONVERTER, THEN START THE CAR AND SEE WHAT IT DOES, IF THE ENGINE SURGE GOES AWAY(REMEMBER THE CAR WILL BE LOUD) BUT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE ENGINE HEALTH TO GO TO NORMAL, IF IT DOES YOUR CAT IS CLOGGED

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Stang: Nissan had a TSB on weak spark related to the Altima's and Sentra's. It had to do with water getting trapped in the spark plug tubes due to the steam hole vents in the plug wires becoming clogged and/on the wires no longer sealing well to the motor, thus allowing water to accumulate into the plug holes. This would cause a weak spark condition. You would still get an injector pulse as long as the ignition can be triggered.
As far as fuses: There is a box on the driver's side which contains fusible links and fuses. Unless you are checking for power with the ignition on, most of the circuits will be dead because they are switched circuits through the ignition switch. The headlights will be hot without the key on, as will the running lights,horn and brake lights.
However due to the fact that you have light spark and have injector pulse, would tell me that you have power to the ECM. If you want to check circuits, buy a cheap test light and follow the instructions. it is a simple diagnostic tool for checking for open circuits.
Hopeful I might have given you some direction. Good luck.
PS: if you replace plug wires, do so with a good quality wire. I have found that NGK wires and the Original equipment wires seem to be the best quality, lasting the longest. Life time warranty parts mean nothing if they fail at inconvenient times and with frequency. Many of these warranty's are gambles made by parts houses based on the fact that people loose their information, don't keep the cars and or just forgot they had the warranty and went out and replaced the parts again.
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Had any check engine lights come on before you made any changes?
The ignition system uses an ignition coil, crankshaft and camshaft angle sensor along with the car's computer or PCM (power control module). This system can stop working due to a failed ignition module or crankshaft angle sensor.
Testing the ignition system is an easy job that takes about five minutes and can be done using a test light or an extra spark plug. Connect a test light to ground and with one of the spark plug wires or coils disconnected. Crank the engine over while holding the tip of the test light about 1/4 inch from the wire or coil terminal. Keep your hands clear of the test area to avoid accidental shock (non lethal). You can also insert a spark plug into the coil or wire and hold it against a metal ground. You should see a light blue spark in the gap .. which tells you the system is working. If no spark is present suspect that the crankshaft sensor needs replacing which is the most common problem.
But you could also check your relay/fuse box and see if any ignition related relays are bad. One way to check a bad relay is to find another one in the box that is exactly the same ans switch them ... and see what happens.
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  2. holding pedal to floor is how you start a flooded f.i. engine
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