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Anonymous Posted on Dec 01, 2011

My 2004 neon suddenly stopped running(while I was driving) and now won't start. I can hear the starter and everything inside the car is working where should I start

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You need 4 things to make an engine run; fuel, air, spark, and compression. If you have all three of these items, then it gets into timing and fuel/air ratios. Since I don't know the exact symptoms or your problem, I will give you some troubleshooting guides based on easiest to hardest.

I am going to assume the engine was running great until the time it just died, which leads me to think it is going to be likely a fuel/spark problem.

If the engine cranks and just seems to not want to start at all, I think you should make sure you have fuel. You can use a couple shots of starting fluid to see if the engine pops when cranked. If it does, then it will probably be a fuel pump/fuse/relay. If it doesn't, then I would think it is spark related. If it is spark related it could be a number of things and you can post another question to get more direction, because it could be a number of different things.

You can check the air filter, but this would not cause a sudden stop condition.

As for compression, it could be a sudden break of a timing belt. This could also include a loss of spark if the computer requires an input from a camshaft sensor. If you break a timing belt, you will definitely be able to notice a different sound coming from the engine when you crank the engine.

These are the basics, but as always with the new electronics it could be something related to the computer.

  • Anonymous Dec 01, 2011

    THANKS BRIAN

  • Anonymous Dec 01, 2011

    THANKS BRIAN

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