hamman

The problem still persists, the compression is good and my mechanic did a fuel pressure test which was also good, I am also getting spark to all 6 cylinders. The injectors all work as when it is able to be started it just runs super rich and there is no misfire, I agree that the issue seems to be related to the fuel system control as the reason it wont start is due to flooding it seems. Maybe an injector that has an extremely bad leak? Even still then surely I would get a code for a rich bank or something along those lines. It's not the ECM as I have had it swapped and tested. Not sure what would be telling the injectors to pump so much fuel.

Sorry for the late reply, the car has been at the mechanic for a while. Basically the cam seals had to be done and i simply didn't have the time to do it myself but while he had it I asked him to also replace the timing belt and do the timing on it as it was previously done by the last owner and just wanted to make sure it was all good. It's been put back together (haven't picked it up yet) and still has the same starting issue which the mechanic himself and others cant solve. When i get it back ill have a look at the distributor cap and rotor but as previously mentioned the last owner actually replaced that as well in hopes of fixing the problem so unless he bought a dud potentially? I have no idea what the problem could be at this point.

From what he told me, it started when the car just died on him while he was driving, he had it towed back to his place and then he had a mobile mechanic that kept coming out and telling him what he thought the problem was, so basically starting with the fuel pump he worked through that until the injectors etc. The plugs come out covered in fuel every time i try starting it eg i'll clean the spark plugs then try starting it, it will turn over forever to the point that i have a another vehicle running with jumper leads attached to my battery just so i don't run the battery dead because i have to crank it for so long, it will finally start up. Would the vehicle still start (albeit after a lot of cranking) if it was hydrolocked?

Hi all, First post here and unfortunately its not a good one! Im having issues with my 1999 3.3 litre R50 Pathfinder starting, essentially it needs to be cranked for ages before it will even consider starting, as in so long it would run the battery flat basically. I have run a scan and getting no codes from it, the previous owner just before i bought it replaced the fuel pump, fuel injectors, distributor, leads and spark plugs, air filter, battery (670 cca) and timing belt. He couldnt solve the problem so sold it very cheaply to me. When i eventually get it started it actually runs pretty decently but very rich. I am stumped, any help would be much appreciated.