ARRGGHH!!! Engine won't turn over!!!!, Just dropped dead.. any idea?? Options

[pflau]

Hi. My 98 Celica GT is stressing me out. It won't turn over . I keep cranking and I would EVENTUALLY hear some VERY rough combustions but the engine just won't turn over. The strange thing is that the engine had always turned over instantly, and it turned over just fine two weeks ago. Last week I couldn't start the car, and left it at that because I didn't have time to deal with it. Now I still can't start the car.

I guess my question is: what could've changed in the space of ONE WEEK ? And the car went from starting just fine to no starting??? Any experience with similiar starting problems??? The care was always garaged so it's not like somebody messed up my car intentionally!?!?

Thanks in advance!!

phil

[pflau]

OK, I tried again.. it turned over but it was REALLY rough. To keep the engine from stalling I had to gun the gas pedal. And then I same the HUGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE from the exhaust and I had to turn off the engine because I didnt wanna mess it up.

I actually recorded the whole thing

this is how it sounded

I was almost flooding the engine at the end just to keep it running but then I saw the smoke...

The car was GOOD and had always been GOOD just two weeks ago!!!

Any idea??????


phil