Hello,

Not to meddle with 200 series forum but I might share something here.

"Pulling the plugs they looked and smelled a bit wet"

Are you running Bosch Platinum plugs by the way? These plugs may have tiny carbon deposits on the tiny platinum wire (within the white porcelain tip) enough to cause misfiring or no start. Replace with the usual copper plugs.


Other than that:

1. Check the valve clearances just in case they don't close properly. Worn cam lobes usually not an issue with our red blocks but check it just in case it happens due to poor lubrication during previous ownership.

2. Might have to pull out all the fuel injectors by the rail (all still attached to rail but out of the manifold), start the engine (disconnect the ignition coil wiring first) and run the fuel pump via jumper - to see if the injectors spray properly (to rule out injector blockage).

Put each injector in emptied plastic water bottles. All the injectors should spray together because this is 'batch injection' not 'sequential injection' in much more recent cars. While you're at it you may measure each injector's fuel output for smooth running later on. Differences shouldn't be more than 10% to each other.

Regards,
Amarin.