My 2.8 wont start ..or even turn over..even when being jumped....cant even bump start it...i have heard fieros have electrical problems.....any idea's on how to fix??? im not sure if its electrical or engine is blown!?!

Will it do anything?
Fieros have as much electrial problems as any other 16 + year old car.
Have you been driving it and this happened or what?

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i was driving and i was slowing down for a light and my car just died.....i tried starting it again and it turned a couple of times and then nothing...... someone said timing chain......but even then wouldnt bumpin it at least crank the engine????

did you check the grounds at both sides of the neg battery cable if it does nothing it is a start.then check the fuseable links by the battry

my starting point would be to check the fusible links as well.

Good luck

Check the fusible links coming out of the junction block as mentioned above. Have someone jiggle each one while you try and crank the engine. I bet one is gone. This happened to me. Everything in the car would work, but the engine wouldn't turn over until one link was moved a certain way. Bypassed the fusible link with an inline waterproof mini-knife fuse holder. Probably not the best solution, but haven't had a problem yet.

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quote Originally posted by Street&Strip Performance: Check the fusible links coming out of the junction block as mentioned above. Have someone jiggle each one while you try and crank the engine. I bet one is gone. This happened to me. Everything in the car would work, but the engine wouldn't turn over until one link was moved a certain way. Bypassed the fusible link with an inline waterproof mini-knife fuse holder. Probably not the best solution, but haven't had a problem yet. [This message has been edited by Street&Strip Performance (edited 11-04-2003).]

That will work fine as long as the fuse being used isn't any larger in value as the link it replaces.

When it "turned a couple of times and then nothing...... " was it turning fast or slow?
Quote "someone said timing chain", only in the most severe cases does this happen and is only caused by a broke chain and the engine will lock up. (if it is a manual trans, so will the drive wheels when if gear) It is usually the gears that break by shearing the teeth off. I guess the cam gear could shatter or the chain to break. Chains usually stretch making them longer creating lots of slop and makes the engine hard to time. If that were the problem everytime you hit the starter, there would be a loud CLUNK.
Anything else work? Interior lights? Do they dim or almost go out (if they are working) when you try to start it up?
Is the starter any good?
Why not get a (big) hammer and slap the thing a few times and see if that helps there could be a 'dead spot' on the armature of the starter.
Other wise, check the purple (I think) wire on the starter solenoid and make sure of the connectionis clean and tight and the post(s) do not move.

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quote Originally posted by BobadooFunk: My 2.8 wont start ..or even turn over..even when being jumped....cant even bump start it...i have heard fieros have electrical problems.....any idea's on how to fix??? im not sure if its electrical or engine is blown!?!

Without a little more info, it is hard to diagnos your problem.
Is the whole car dead? or just the starter circuit?

Have you tested the battery? Do you know if your voltage guage works right?

You said:
i was driving and i was slowing down for a light and my car just died.....i tried starting it again and it turned a couple of times and then nothing...... someone said timing chain......but even then wouldnt bumpin it at least crank the engine????

Maybe your alternator died and you used up all the electricity in your battery?

i had actually bought a new alternator to put in it but even if we try jumping it nothing happens...i am going to try the fusible link.....where exactly is it?!?!

A link for your starting circuit is separate from the rest of the car. Check them all out. One may have blown.

quote Originally posted by BobadooFunk: i also forgot to mention that everything else electrical in the car works...... so wouldnt that rule out the fusible link!??!?! im really beginning to think that my engine in blown, warped head or something......

try the "no crank" line in my sig

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