Wheel Flew Off, Car Won't Start Now

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BryantZamora
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:facepalm: , to sum it up i let a friend drive my car and he attempted to do a donut but as soon as he dumped the clutch my wheel flys off and i just watch the whole thing and i'm running after my wheel. lol.
So now the car won't start. It was my rear passenger side wheel. Note , my gas cap cover flew open, my rotor did not crack, no damage to the subframe that I've been able to tell by, looks like superman punched my gas tank but am not sure if that was there already , no leaks anywhere.
Does anyone have any idea or places to start looking?
My car cranks but won't start up.
Could timing have jumped ? everything is in tact and nothing seems to have fallen out, if anyone has had a similar problem let me know any advice helps


BryantZamora
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again I'm not too sure if this was there before hand but heres a picture. will further inspect as soon as the rain clears up

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Probably smashed the fuel pickup.

Your friend is an idiot. You can test if it's getting fuel by pulling the fuel line off the rail and cranking. You're gonna need to drop the tank and replace it, most likely.

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Lobo240sx
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I'd check the fuel canister on top of the tank. It could have gotten damaged. New fuel tank for sure.

BryantZamora
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Yeah , the old start fluid trick worked to get the engine on so i''m guessing the car isn't getting it's fuel. will be checking the rear of the car by pulling the gas tank aswell as inspecting the fuel pump and canister hopefully i can notice something bent or really banged up. Will do once the rain clears up again :ohno:

GLScott23
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Check your fuel pump.. It may have knocked loose or broken something on the pump assembly.

BryantZamora
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Yeah will do once I get home, before I left I tested to see if I can hear the pump prime & i indeed cannot hear it

BryantZamora
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Got the car running, pulled the pump and if i'm correct there was a ground connected directly to the pump that came undone so I recrimped and bolted it down and walaaaaaa

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Lobo240sx
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Cool.


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