What is wrong with my car 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora?

The car ran out of gas and stalled. We put gas in it and it still wouldn't start. We put starting fluid in it and it started but it wouldn't stay running. We also put oil in it. It is a 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora.|||It could be that the fuel pump has gone bad, or you may just need to add fuel and then cycle the fuel pump several times to get the fuel into the system.


Be sure you have at least 2 gallons of fuel in the vehicle (more if you are not on level ground)





Turn the ignition key to the run position (do not engage the starter)


Count to 10


Turn the key off


Count to ten





Repeat three times


Turn the key and try to start the car.





If it still does not start, most likely you will need to replace the fuel pump.|||It is possible that the fuel pump is bad. It may have been weak and when you ran it out of fuel that was the straw that broke the camels back. When you turn on the key to the run position can you hear the pump working? Check your fuel filter to make sure it is not clogged. Since I am not sure what kind of maintenance has been done it is a stab in the dark. We know it is not an ignition failure you used starting fluid and it ran although short. Basically you have a fuel supply failure. Check you circuits, filter, lastly fuel pump in that order. You will find the culprit.|||Check your owner's manual to see if your car has a fuel pump cut-off switch often located behind the sidewall carpeting in the trunk. If you find one, push the red button to reset it. Make sure you don't have an anti-theft security lamp flashing on your dash (see your owner's manual). The fuel filter should be replaced. It may be full of water and sediment pumped up from the bottom of the tank.


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bboyrughbrn@yahoo.com|||Since you had run the car out of fuel, it had gotten air trapped in the fuel line. If the car has a return-less fuel line...basically no return line to the tank. Then you may have to purge the fuel rail to get the air out, and allow fuel to get in there. Usually done on the service port on the fuel rail