Q: car doesn't turn on anymore

asked by on March 06, 2018

while driving car starts to sound like its having trouble pumping gas then turns off and now doesn't turn on anymore, but fuel pump does make noise. Cranks but doesn't turn on. Did replace both spark plug and spark plug cable.

My car has 177657 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

You would need to check to see if there is spark to the spark plugs and if you do then have to check fuel pressure to see if pump is pumping enough pressure. The engine may not have spark and would be caused by the distributor needed to be replaced.

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