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Old 01-29-2014, 08:54 AM   #2
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You will need to troubleshoot the issue.

First start out with the first issue. The starting issue.
What is not working? Just because you changed the spark plugs, does not mean its not electrical. Pull out one of your spark plug wires, put the metal in inside of it near a ground source like your strut tower bolts or something similar, and have someone turn over the car to see if it sparks each time. Remember to pull the others as well so the car doesn't actually start.
Make sure not to have your hand near the metal pin as it will give you a shocking pain.

If those work, than that means you are getting spark.

Next, pull the fuel line hose off of your intake manifold and put it into a water bottle. Turn the key to prime the engine with fuel. If no fuel comes out, than your fuel pump is dead or the filter is extremely clogged. If a little comes out, then it may mean your fuel filter is clogged so pull it, and try to blow through it. If it is difficult to blow through, than there is a clog inside of it and you will need a new one. If it is easy, than it is clear and may be else where in the line.

If you have both of those, than it will be a compression/engine issue. Hopefully it is not.

Let us know what you find.

For the second issue, it actually is not an issue.
The reason it revs so high is because the engine is trying to get up to temperature as quickly as it can when you first start it. If you have been driving the car for awhile and it starts revving too high at idle when you stop at a light or something than it may mean one of the sensors like the temperature sensor or Maf sensor is reading wrong and to make sure to just clean them.

Hope this helps. Let us know what you find.
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