Out of petrol, filled her, wont start?

[Guest]

hey guys I ran out of fuel in town so filled her with a jerry cans worth but she still wont start. Nothing wrong with the starter motor, that just ticks over fine.
I didnt do the silly thing of planting the exclerator down either so she cant be flooded but she was bone dry.
I've had the key turned for around 5 min and nothing apart from one loud backfire and lots of starter motor action.
Any help asap cuz im in a library...

Ad

 

[xenon]

Sounds like the fuel pump needs priming. You will probably need to turn the starter over for a while with the accelerator pressed - don't turn it for more than 15secs without giving the starter a breather. It'll start eventually.

 

[geoff Ives]

Could be that when you ran out of fuel you dragged muck into the fuel filter.

 

[Guest]

she's working again. left her for an hour and went back and she started at the slightest turn of the key. Must have flooded her.
So yeah post topic can be deleted,
thanks for the help

 

[mik_ok]

Whilst the priming comment is more likely..... how long have you had the fuel in the Jerry can?

Reports vary, but unleaded is more prone to this than older 4-star etc, and I've heard 12months as a "shelf life" (with reduced performance from approx 8months on).

My father spent ages trying to coax his petrol lawnmower into life and could see nothing wrong with it. He was sickened (but simultaneoulsy delighted!) when fresh fuel started it immediately.

 

[mik_ok]

Must. Type. F...a....s....t....e....r..... []

 

[Guest]

ORIGINAL: mik_ok

Whilst the priming comment is more likely..... how long have you had the fuel in the Jerry can?

Reports vary, but unleaded is more prone to this than older 4-star etc, and I've heard 12months as a "shelf life" (with reduced performance from approx 8months on).

My father spent ages trying to coax his petrol lawnmower into life and could see nothing wrong with it. He was sickened (but simultaneoulsy delighted!) when fresh fuel started it immediately.

Mik
Whilst there may be some deterioration, detectable in a laboratory, after 12 months I think you'll find that non-starting is not really an issue. From totally practical experience:-

My 1988 924S had been standing outdoors for a minimum of 4.5 years with a quarter full tank. Never moved an inch and was incapable of being started. But after trailering it back, removing the wiring from 2 different immobilisers and fitting a new battery it started after just a couple of seconds. A couple of hydraulic tappets had drained down over the years and were noisy for a very short time before they primed themselves . Other than that the engine ran as if it had run just the week before. No spluttering, coughing - nothing.

My parked-up Saab 900 Turbo was recently started on 3 year old petrol - and no problems there either.

So the '12 month' story needs to be taken with big pinch of salt.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

ORIGINAL: Erdez

she's working again. left her for an hour and went back and she started at the slightest turn of the key. Must have flooded her.
So yeah post topic can be deleted,
thanks for the help

Far better to leave it here so that it helps others...

 

[mik_ok]

ORIGINAL: muddy
Mik
Whilst there may be some deterioration, detectable in a laboratory, after 12 months I think you'll find that non-starting is not really an issue.

I think there are a too many variables, so I wouldn't stand by 12 months as either. It was approx this timescale for my father, but that was a lawnmower stored in a shed where the temp gets pretty hot in summer. Who knows how old the fuel was when he bought it, and who knows how long it had been in the lawnmower (given that you don't exactly fill them up every week).

Just highlighting the possibility. []

 

[pauljmcnulty]

ORIGINAL: Mark Bennett

ORIGINAL: Erdez

she's working again. left her for an hour and went back and she started at the slightest turn of the key. Must have flooded her.
So yeah post topic can be deleted,
thanks for the help

Far better to leave it here so that it helps others...

I think Adam meant delete the thread so people don't read that he ran out of petrol! []

We'll leave it so othere can learn from your experience....

 

[Mark_Bennett]

ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty

ORIGINAL: Mark Bennett

ORIGINAL: Erdez

she's working again. left her for an hour and went back and she started at the slightest turn of the key. Must have flooded her.
So yeah post topic can be deleted,
thanks for the help

Far better to leave it here so that it helps others...

I think Adam meant delete the thread so people don't read that he ran out of petrol! []

I hadn't thought of that []

 

[morris944s2john]

if you ran out of fuel then added some from a can and then the car won;t start, one cause I've seen on a car is the owner put diesel in the tank.

 

[Guest]

ORIGINAL: mik_ok

ORIGINAL: muddy
Mik
Whilst there may be some deterioration, detectable in a laboratory, after 12 months I think you'll find that non-starting is not really an issue.

I think there are a too many variables, so I wouldn't stand by 12 months as either. It was approx this timescale for my father, but that was a lawnmower stored in a shed where the temp gets pretty hot in summer. Who knows how old the fuel was when he bought it, and who knows how long it had been in the lawnmower (given that you don't exactly fill them up every week).

Just highlighting the possibility. []

Agreed. When your dad buys a new mower, persuade him to buy a Honda engined one. They are simply and truly amazing in terms of easy starting - even after a year or two of idleness - when compared to any other make of engine. I've no connection with them by the way - but I do have a Honda mower, generator and a water-pump. All of them are brilliant starters even with 'stale' fuel.

 

[Guest]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
We can't let people know that I'm a skint Porsche owner, that just wouldn't do