The girlfriend was riving my 2002 xterra. she said it run out of gas it now has about three gallons of gas, all the lights work, i can hear the fuel pump engage but the starter will not. I tried unhooking the battery to reset any sensor codes. any tips?
What do you mean by the starter will not. do you mean engage turn over or does it turn over and wont start because the fuel pump and starter have nothing in common. first of all what were your codes set and second if it turns over see if you can smell full and third if it doesn't engage at all she probally ran the battery down so try charging your batt or you can put a dvom meter on it and it should read 12.6 volts full charged 12.4 3/4 12.3 50% which will not start the car so if its any thing below 12.3 charge the batt . Tony ASE certified mechanic
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What do you mean by the starter will not. do you mean engage turn over or does it turn over and wont start because the fuel pump and starter have nothing in common. first of all what were your codes set and second if it turns over see if you can smell full and third if it doesn't engage at all she probally ran the battery down so try charging your batt or you can put a dvom meter on it and it should read 12.6 volts full charged 12.4 3/4 12.3 50% which will not start the car so if its any thing below 12.3 charge the batt . Tony ASE certified mechanic