I have a 2000 Hyundai Accent (base model) 1.5L. This car was running before it sat for 1 to 2 months. Here is what I've done to try and start it...



- Connected Battery to wall charger. Cranks on demand. Yay. :)
- I added some fuel stabilizer to the tank (has 1/4 tank of 2 month old gas).
- Sprayed ether into the intake manifold. After doing this, it will fire a few times. Enough to burn the ether. Dies after a very very short rumble (1 to 3 seconds depending on how much ether I used). Otherwise, it doesn't run. No ether = no fire.
- Replaced spark plugs with new 2 prong ones.
- Installed air filter (previous owner removed it and disconnected the sensor).
- Checked fuses (including ECM and the rest that are under the hood).
- Inspected fuel injector terminals - 15ohm / 3.84v (good).



Miscellaneous information that might help:

Fuel has to be pumped into the gas tank 1/5 gallon at a time. I literally have to squeeze the gas pump at the station about 50-60 times to fill my tank.

It has 3 broken studs on one hub, so I can't drive it to have it tested at a mechanic, and I just paid to have it towed to my house (thinking 2 months wasn't long enough to cause engine problems). Before I buy a new tire+wheel and install the new studs, I want to know if it's going to be worth my time (in other words, If I can even get it to run).

It is on 1 jack stand from the front driver's side (up approximately 12 inches).

Came from police auction.

Previous to the car sitting for 2 months, the sensor that connects to the air intake (large rubber pipe, not the manifold itself) had to be disconnected for the car to run. This is still disconnected.

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What the heck do I do!?!?!? :)

Added 2 gallons of new fuel (tank is 1/2 full now). Replaced fuel filter.

Tried to use the MIL (Malfunction Indicator Light)... There was no connector at one of the the specified PINs: 4 or 15. No flashing of the check engine light.


Still no luck.

This post has been edited by fireseven: Oct 4 2008, 06:04 PM

Removed the fuel pump and brought it to O'Reilly. Guy at the counter owns a 2000 Hyundai Accent just like mine. There was a technical service bulletin that he took notice to because his car had the same issue.

Technical service bulletin describes a problem with the negative/ground connector on the fuel pump.

Pump works fine.

Harness and wiring works fine.

I replaced the connector for the negative terminal (positive is blue, negative is black [on the fuel pump itself]) and now it works great.

Instead of buying a new fuel pump I simply drilled a hole and wedged a paper clip in. 'Ghetto', but my car runs. That guy at O'Reilly Saved me about $200.

Is there some damage to the tire and wheel? I had to have one stud replaced after a mechanic cross-threaded a lug nut and the next time I had tire work it snapped right off. It was about $100 bucks to get it replaced at my Hyundai dealer, pretty much all labor.