1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette Logo
Posted on Dec 28, 2010
Answered by a Fixya Expert

Trustworthy Expert Solutions

At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.

View Our Top Experts

Where do I spray the starter fluid (air intake?) for Chrysler Silhouette. Ran out of gas and it seems carburetor needs starter fluid to kick it..not sure where air intake is locater.. or where to open carb to spray in fluid.

2 Answers

Anonymous

Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

Superstar:

An expert that got 20 achievements.

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

  • Oldsmobile Master 6,982 Answers
  • Posted on Dec 28, 2010
Anonymous
Oldsmobile Master
Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

Superstar:

An expert that got 20 achievements.

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Joined: Nov 07, 2008
Answers
6982
Questions
0
Helped
2649939
Points
22782

Follow the large (4") black rubber hose that runs from the air filter box to the engine. You can remove it at the engine end (attaches to the throttle body...you do not have a carburetor) I'd spray carb cleaner in there...it burns as well as gasoline and won't damage anything...starting fluid is very volatile and can. Normally, after running out of fuel, all that you'd need to do is leave the key in the run position for about a minute and you should get fuel up into the system. If it fails to start after several tries, likely something else has gone wrong and you will need some diagnosis to find our exactly what.

mike mountain

Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

President:

An expert whose answer got voted for 500 times.

  • Master 1,916 Answers
  • Posted on Dec 28, 2010
mike mountain
Master
Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

President:

An expert whose answer got voted for 500 times.

Joined: Dec 22, 2010
Answers
1916
Questions
3
Helped
673202
Points
6183

There is a large tube that goes to your throttle body (you do not have a carb), remove it and spray there-be careful, starter fluid is highly explosive, spray 2 or 3 short bursts into the top of the throttle body opening, and install the tube (you don't have to tighten the clamp). You may have to repeat this a few times, if you can only get the car to run for a few seconds 3 or 4 times, and it will not run on it's own, you have a fuel delivery problem, and no amount of starter fluid is going to fix it.

Ad

Add Your Answer

×

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

×

Loading...
Loading...

Related Questions:

0helpful
1answer

Do I spray starter fluid under my air filter on a 99 toyota camry le

If you need to use starter fluid you need to get the engine checked by a good mechanic. When was it last given a full service?
You'll need to remove the air filter and spray it directly into the air intake. Starter fluid is nasty stuff! If you get it on the air filter and you get a flame blowback from the air intake it'll burst into flames like a flare!
Starter fluid is only meant to be used once or twice like in an emergency or starting a petrol engine after a very long time in storage.
0helpful
1answer

I have a brevis car, it starts but the engin doesn't turn

I guess you mean the starter cranks, but the engine never runs. That could be fuel or ignition. If fuel, spraying starter fluid into the air intake, then cranking, will get the engine to run temporarily. If ignition is bad, it won't run.

A fuel problem could be fuel filter, water in gas, fuel pump, or either carburetor or fuel injector is bad.

Electric could be wiring, ignition switch, distributor or sparkplugs, sparkplug wires problems.
0helpful
1answer

My 2002 Chrysler voyager ran out of petrol and will not restart after putting in petrol

Trickle some gas or spray some ether into the air intake and it should fire and run so as to pull some fuel from the tank to the carburetor.
2helpful
2answers

1998 Audi A4 starter spray

no
you fix the reason why the injectors are not working
could be fuel pump , pressure regulator , injectors , wiring or ECM
have the fault codes read
0helpful
1answer

Where do I spray starter fluid in an 05 chrysler pacifica..ran out of gas and hoping it will start with the spray..did put gas in

Remove the air intake from the air filter container to the throttle body. Use only a quick shot of starting fluid. Can you hear the fuel pump run? Power cycling the key should get fuel flowing and is safer than starting fluid.
0helpful
1answer

1989 Toyota forerunner six-cylinder ran out of gas now is having a hard time restarting help me fix the problem

when the car ran out of gas , it may have sucked a bunch of crud into the fuel system. Best to change the fuel filter. Put some fuel line cleaner in the tank. remove the air filter and spray some carburetor cleaner in the air intake .
0helpful
2answers

My 2000 300m will crank but will not start i think the fuel pump is working battery seems weak also. the guy i bought it from said the fuel pump was out ?

95 should have an electronic pump alot of times if u take off the gas cap have some one turn the key to on accessorys you can hear the pump kick on,also remove the filter turn the key on see if the gas makes its way down the line or check at the intake(fuel injectors)
0helpful
1answer

Ran out of gas now it won't crank

when u say it won't crank do u mean the engine won't spin over with the starter? that is what no crank means to a mechanic. if this is not the case and the starter does work then the most probable cause is the fuel pump has seized up from lack of cooling (it is cooled by the gasoline it sits in) when you ran out of gas, to confirm this buy a can of starting fluid (avil from any auto parts store) and spray the fluid into the intake of the engine, if it starts you need a fuel pump, the pump is located inside the gas tank.
0helpful
1answer

Ran out of gas

there should be a manual pump on top of the fuel filter . pop the hood and look for the fuel filter and try to pump the fuel filter. that should pump the gas to the intake and start the engine.similar to priming a carburetor .
Not finding what you are looking for?

1,062 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Top Oldsmobile Experts

ZJ Limited
ZJ Limited

Level 3 Expert

17989 Answers

Thomas Perkins
Thomas Perkins

Level 3 Expert

15088 Answers

john h

Level 3 Expert

29494 Answers

Are you an Oldsmobile Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

Loading...