Newbie here: I thought it was vapor lock...but

[gogogreengo]

My 1994 Camry LE wagon still won't start. The best I can describe is that it felt as though it ran out of gas. (FULL tank, electrical is fine as well). This happened the other day when it was over 100 degrees. This seems like a fuel pump issue, others said it was vapor lock and it would start once cool. Engine just keeps trying to turn over, but won't fire.

My car has 194k on it and has never given me a problem...

Thank you for any help you can give me out there.

[SexieWASD]

do you hear the fuel pump turn on when you turn the key to the run position?

If not than it's a fuel pump issue, you can bang on the tank when a friend tries to start the car that will usually get a stuck pump moving again, but it will freeze again and still needs to be replaced.

If yes the next thing to check would be that the spark plugs are firing, get a spare plug and put it into one of the wires and rest it on the metal of the engine so it has ground contact and have a friend crank over the engine to see if you can see a spark. (don't hold the plug or you'll get zapped)

[gogogreengo]

I don't hear anything from the fuel pump, and the tach doesn't move when trying to fire as well. I will try the spare plug test. It seems to be both; could it be a fuel pump relay or something?

Thank you so much for your reply!

[SexieWASD]

If you have a multimeter or a test light you can check that the fuel pump is getting power. I'm not sure on the 94 wagon, but my 96 LE has a fuel pump access panel under the rear seat, I don't remember the wiring but there will be either two or four wires, I think four. Two of them will be for the fuel meter, the other two for the pump, the meter and pump both have a +12volt and ground wire, so two of them should be getting +12V.

If not than it's time to check the relay, it should be under the hood in the fuse box IIRC, It should have a diagram on the side of it's casing, a relay has two separate circuits one will look like an open switch (broken circuit) and the other will have a spirally coil looking picture, check that one of the contacts in the fuse box for the circuit with the coil gets +12volts when the key is turned and the other is connected to ground, if it is getting power suspect the relay (you can put +12v and ground across the two contacts for the coil circuit and see if it clicks, or you can just bang on it when your friend turns the key, or swap it with anouther relay of the same type)

If the relay isn't getting power then check the fuse, actually just check the fuse now because it's quick to check.

[liensalebuyer]

ignitor? buy it used from the junkyard

[gogogreengo]

Thanks you guys. I checked the fuses as well and they are looking good. I will try what you mentioned above and see what we come up with.