Quote Originally Posted by Tobster View Post
Maybe I'm just confused but I'd always been led to believe that you couldn't (or maybe it was shouldn't) roll start a fuel injected car? Unless it depends on how flat the battery is: what's going to power the engine management and injectors?...
I believe the problem lies with push-starting cars with catalytic converters.

From http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/200...y/motoring.htm:

"If you bump-start or push-start a car, the fuel pump will be activated before any of the systems begin to function. If the fuel pump is working, fuel which has not been fired up will flow into the exhaust system and into the catalytic converter. When the engine fires up, the excess fuel will catch fire and cause extensive damage to the catalytic converter."