# 2004 Kia Optima Won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-optima-wont-start/144824>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [July 20, 2019, 6:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-optima-wont-start/144824 "2019-07-20T06:17:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![AmandaDominguez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@AmandaDominguez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AmandaDominguez)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 6:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-optima-wont-start/144824/1 "2019-07-20T06:17:16Z")

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My car won’t start at all I put new fuel pump new relays new spark plugs changed the oil and it still won’t start but it does click over I want to know what’s wrong with it I need my car for work please help

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-optima-wont-start/144824/2 "2019-07-20T12:55:39Z")

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Before you go throwing anymore money at it, you should get it towed to a shop for diagnoses,

If it’s a broken timing belt, you’ve already wasted a bunch of money on unnecessary parts.

Sometimes it’s worth paying a shop to find the problem, then deciding if you want to fix it.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-optima-wont-start/144824/3 "2019-07-20T23:42:33Z")

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What do you mean by click over? Do you just hear a clicking sound or do you hear the engine crank but not start.

Why were all those parts replaced? Was it because of the starting problem and was it a mechanic who did it.
