Fuel Injection, Manuel Transmission ?

[GolfVenture]

This is probably a dumb question. I think there is something wrong with my fuel injectors. Can a person roll this type of vehicle down hill and pop the clutch and get the cylinders to pump/suck fuel to start. If so then will the car stay running until shut off.

[Keemez]

No. Those days are gone- there's too much computer interference on modern equipment wherein the overall control module has to see a number of valid inputs in order to permit fuel flow and ignition to occur.

[GolfVenture]

ok, thanks. Will call a tow truck.

[Flyinfool]

Does it turn over?

Does it have spark?

give it a small squirt of gas or starting fluid into the intake to see if it will even pop.

 

On my truck it takes 60psi of fuel pressure to start but will run on 50psi. I have used starting fluid in a pinch to get it over the starting hump when the fuel pump was going and would only give me 55psi. This is just for a one time shot to get it home or to the shop, because the pump is within minutes of going out completely.

[scotty]

If the fuel pump is bad I have gotten some of them to go by having someone turn the key to run and giving the bottom of the fuel tank a good kick then start it (all within about 2 sec time frame). They all ran long enough to get it to the shop anyway. Otherwise, yup, you need a tow truck.

[SMSgt]