Car won't start

[zxocmars]

Started the car this morning and she fired straight off

Changed the exhaust for a 2.5 SS straight thru, and now won't fire.

Car tried to fire, but then cut out, and now it just won't fire at all.

I have fuel, and I have spark.

I have been advised that there is a possibility that the cambelt has jumped, screwing up all the timing.

Any advice on how to correctly check this please?

TIA

[RichardK]

Sounds rather odd. 30PSI is the man to tell you how to check the cam belt. I'll be amazed if it has jumped though to be honest.

It actually sounds more as if it's flooded? Mind does that sometimes, if it doesn't fire first time, it floods itself.

When you fitted the exhaust, did you disrupt any air pipes? E.g. air intake, etc.

[30psi]

It hasn't jumped a tooth.

Chances are, as RK said it's flooded.

Get in to the right hand boot compartment and pull out the tray. Under there is 2 plugs. Disconnect the 4 wired flat plug to disconnect the fuel pump. Then try to start it and hopefully it will clean itself out a bit and then reconnect the pump.

[zxocmars]

thanks for the responses

One side of the belt does appear to be a little slack though

If it was flooded, would leaving it for a while allow time to evaporate, and thus it would start later. ???

I tried again half hour later and it still wouldn't fire

I will try the suggestion of 30PSI, but the pump seems to be working, Can you explinan this a little more please?

[30psi]

You don't want the pump to work, it will continue to flood the engine, so disconnect it to turn it off, but this has to be done from inside the boot.

[northerner]

or take out the fuel pump fuse and try drying the plugs