Hi Everyone, been searching the forums etc for issues with my 03 TL-S. It seems that everything suggested that I've found was not the issue.

Problem:
After a really cold night (-35C), car would not start. Thought it was the obvious, battery was cold, brought it inside to warm up and put it on a charger. Still would not start, even tried boosting. At that point I bought a new battery and the same issue. At this point I came here and looked around and tried the following:
-Disabled after market alarm system.
-Tried both keys (key light turns on and disappears as expected).
-Replaced the iginition wire with a new one.
-Replaced the fuel pump.
-Checked main relay box by the foot rest for cracks on the solenoid and there are none, it almost looks brand new.

After replacing the fuel pump I do now hear the pump, so it's possible that there were multiple issues, but now it still doesn't start - every so often when cranking it the engine catches some fuel and half starts (ignites, revs, then stops). I borrowed a friends ODB reader and unfortunately the ODB port is not where it should be, behind the ash tray, I checked to see if the previous owner moved it under the steering wheel or else where but don't see it. In the ports place is an on/off switch he told me he wired in to be able to bypass the after market dvd player while driving and turn it off if necessary (presumably if he ever got pulled over).

I already bought another car to replace this thing but nobody wants to buy a car that's not running (except those junk yard pick n pull places but they want to give $100).

Does anybody have any idea what else it could be or what I should check?

 

Why haven't you checked the starter

 

New starter - so not that. I have half a mind to just let the junkers take it for $200 and then strip whatever is worth money off of it.

 

Any other ideas before I just junk the car? Tried starting it the other day and it seems to catch gas, or at least the fumes, and seems like it does one revolution.

 

OBD port HAS to be somewhere. I think on the '03 it should be under the dash by driver's right knee.

 

Wow thanks Iggy, sorry guys everywhere I looked said the ODB port was in the centre console, including the ODB scanner I was using. Did not know for 03 it was a completely different location. So I scanned and found the following codes, Ill have to look them up now...

84-01 Sensor Logic Failure
83-01 ECM/PCM Relation Failure
64-01 Sensor Supply Voltage Failure
54-01 Fail-Safe Relay Failure
43-01 Right Rear Wheel Lock
24-01 Yaw Rate Sensor Failure

 

Those are all ABS codes, Do you get any engine codes? should begin with a P

 

None. Those are the only codes that show up.

 

Sounds pretty cold where you live. Does that car have the proper antifreeze mixture in it? Could have blown the engine with that cold of a night.

 

Topped it off a few weeks before that when doing an oil change with a premixed solution intended for Canadian Winters... Now that I think about it it was pretty low when I topped it off, must be a leak if I had to top it off as much as I did.

 

we have replaced relay but still won't crank. No spark

 

Welcome to AZine, odn63.

 

thanks