Baically refitted the head on saturday and all the other bits and tried to start the car, and it tries too but doesnt want too turn over, give it a bit of revs and it almost does but splutters and dies, its getting fuel but doesnt seem to be gettting a decent spark, what would cause this any ideas?! or anything else it could be. Plugs seem fine, leads/dizzy cap and rotor arm seem fine, crank sensor seems ok and the coil is a group a one and isnt that old Could poss be ign module so will need to borrow one off someone else.

Timing and everything else is ok and as far as i know everythings connected ok, i did however manage to snap the map sensor plastic bit that connects to the inlet phlem but would that stop it starting or just make it run like shit?! managed to temp fix it so should still work. Gonna get a compression tester just to eliminate the chance of it being it loosing compression somewhere but need ideas cos im getting fucking pissed off now

 

Leads on the right way?

 

yea, had marked em up and its rubbed off a bit of the numbers on em but you can still make out 1 and 2 ok, so swapped 3 and 4 about and still no joy, given up for today the whether is shit, so gonna have to do a compression test tomorrow, make sure sparks ok etc then take it from there, keep the ideas coming thou cos i need the car running for the weekend for santa pod

 

Tone,what's happened to it now ??? thought it was all up an running ok last thing I saw before xmas m8 !

 

Think gods trying to tell me not to own a cossie thats what

basically had bent 2 valves just b4 xmas, got the head back fri with 2 new valves in and put it all back together sat but doesnt want to turn over now so trying to work out what the fucks up with it!!! I'm guessing electrical as its tring to turn over but wont actually start up properly and seems to be getting fuel ok...............

 

have you checked phaze and crank sesor syncro

 

Had this problem with mine ages ago after changing a belt, it was the TDC sensor that was not correctly spaced even though i hadn't touched it

 

Well that havn't moved at all from rebuilding it, but can u actually adjust the TDC sensor?! had a look at it earlier and there doesnt apprear to be very much movement when u undo the bolts holding it in place

 

Dont think theres a lot of movement cant remember as it was a while ago but remember using 'feeler' gauges to get it right

 

K, gonna go check too see if theres any spark getting to the plugs in a min or not, being dark will make it easier too see if there is, and i swear when i tried on sat it wasnt getting one. least that gives me an idea if its an ignition prob or not.

 

The TDC sensor is adjuststable even though it only moves by about a mm, measure the gap on all 3 pick ups using feeler guages and then set the gap on the closest pick up. Rotate the engine to make sure all other pick up points clear also check the phase sensor gap

PJay

 

Will that stop it sparking if thats the problem?! Too dark to be adjusting the sensor but will have a look tomorrow

 

Right just checked and theres a spark going to each plug

So were looking at loosing compression on the cylinders or no/not enuff fuel getting in arnt we?!

 

This sounds like switches motor the other night

So i'll take it from the top:-

Is the fuel pump priming/working?

 

Yea pumps priming, and you can smell that fuels going thru, althou will check tomorrow to make sure fuel its going thru the injectors ok, and as i said theres a spark going to each plug, althou obviously if its not strong enuff then that could also be the problem

Gonna compression test it tommorow so i've at least eliminated that from one of the possibilities assuming it aint that

 

spark wrong plug wrong time ?

 

Right theres compression in each cylinder so thank god for that!! Ive stripped the injector rail so will pu that back on in a sec, cant anyone tell me/got a pic of which plug goes where on a 2wd dizzy just so i know 100% ive deff got em the right way round!!!