# Car doesn't Start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-doesnt-start/32203>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** starters, oil\
**Created:** [June 21, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-doesnt-start/32203 "2009-06-21T21:49:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![rubylena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@rubylena](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rubylena)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-doesnt-start/32203/1 "2009-06-21T21:49:48Z")

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My car sounds like it’s about to start but it doesn’t. I just had an oil change 3 weeks ago, but the oil likgt is back on.

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-doesnt-start/32203/2 "2009-06-22T00:17:21Z")

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I’m sorry, but I don’t have enough information. Make sure you have gas in the tank. The oil light will be on if the engine is not running. It warns of low oil pressure, and a car not running will have no oil pressure.

Also, it helps to know year, make, model, and engine option we’re talking about.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-doesnt-start/32203/3 "2009-06-22T00:22:02Z")

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Tell us if there have been any problems with the way the car has been running, also.