94 legacy Turbo, Canada

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:00 am

This may be a long shot, If anyone is coming through High River id love a second opinion, im stuck.

Gord. · Post by **Gord.** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:32 am

possibly a stupid suggestion, but have you tried reseting the ECU?

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:30 pm

ive left it without the battery terminals overnight but thats about it.

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:22 pm

Here are some pictures of the boost gauge, they kinda suck, but you get the point!

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:40 am

Look what i just bought for 130$!!!Shipped and everything!

Im shure i will have to extend it due to the TurboXS DP, But this Exhaust almost looks like the old school TurboXS exhaust so it might just be long enough, i will know on monday

I like it and think i got a good deal even if it is Generic Exhaust!

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:41 am

Oh and yes it is full 3" catless!

91legacyawdturbo · Post by **91legacyawdturbo** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:31 am

So is your car running at all?
Here is a possibility for you since you tach in not moving in your video I would consider looking at you crank position sensor, that would explain why you have no spark. I've had to re-wire my cam, crank and knock sensor awhile ago and I noticed that if the crank sensor isn't wired or working the tach gauge will not work causing the ignition not to fire!

Good luck!

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:19 pm

Hey thanks for your input!

i believe there was no spark Due to me wiring the CAMSHAFT sensor incorrectly, I rewired it now and i dont know if its right ill go try it out. And ya i know buying exhasut for a car that dosent run, but if i do get it running i will need exhaust, Thanks!

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:21 pm

i forgot to disconnect the battery terminal when disconnecting the CAm, Crank position sensor, i hope this dint damage anything i didnt get any wierd sparking so i think im good...

91legacyawdturbo · Post by **91legacyawdturbo** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:53 pm

re-check your wiring. then check it again. it shouldn't be to hard to do,
I'll see if I can pull a diagram for you from all data but it might not work. I'll try though

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:12 pm

My starter is Fucked Right Now, The ground that goes on the Stud is stripped on the block itself.

SO it just Goes Click click click!

But the rpm gauge is slightly bobbling indicating im getting spark so there might be some hope

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:15 am

Im depressed about this car.

It is just me all alone spending counttless hours by myself trying to figure this out, trying to hopelessly fund this project on 600$ every 2 weeks pay checks. Its just you guys and me i wish somebody could just figure this out for me!

91legacyawdturbo · Post by **91legacyawdturbo** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:30 am

If you where in the Colorado Rockies I would try to help you in person.

So its getting spark but nothing else and besides the starter ground are you getting fuel? if fuel is there injector pulses?

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:26 pm

Yes before the cam angle sensor was wrong but the car would still fire, i used a a nurse heart heary thingy and heard the injectors pulsating, i think im good there. The coil was sparkin but the starter was not pushing the engine at all.

ericem · Post by **ericem** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:29 pm

Well last vid starter sounded pretty bad. Try hitting it. Hitting things often works. Check the contacts for the starter, check the battery contacts as well make sure the battery is full, maybe give it a boost.

asc_up · Post by **asc_up** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:06 pm

I just watched the videos. It sounds like your timing belt probably jumped a few teeth. That happened on mine awhile back. It wouldn't fire up but occasionally I'd get a few little pops, just like yours.

Count the teeth in between each gear and make sure that your tension pulley and piston are doing their job. Mine skipped a few teeth because of that.

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:18 pm

It possible it skipped a few teeth, Due to the wrong cam gear senor sending bad signals to teh ECU, thus causing shitty timing.

before i deal with that i have to find a metric stuf i can put the starter ground on because holding it with your hand just dosent work.

Once i attempt to crank it with my new cam gear sensor i will see where i am at, id do it right now i just have no idea of what Size/pitch/thread bolt to get, anyone know?/

Also thanks for all the info guys it really does mean alot and it dosent make me feel like im just winging it all alone, thanks again

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:19 pm

Also if the belt skipped a few teeth how do i deal with that, im okay with the outer workings of an engine, but not the insides.

ericem · Post by **ericem** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:39 am

I think right from the start it was the timing belt that skipped. Either way try getting the starter going and see what happens. If it does not work only other thing realistically is the timing belt as long as everything is hooked up and operating sensor wise and fuel wise. Basically you unbolt the from crank pulley bolt (stick it in 5th gear) then pull the timing belt cover and you can see marking on the timing belt. Make sure they line up. If you are going to pull it and it has not been replaced recently you should probably just replace it along with tensioners and cam seals.

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:34 am

ugh, i bought this moter in running condition i had hope it would not come to this. Is the fact that he had it on a 99RS ECU with a piggyback and im on a stock 94 ECU with diffrent timing?

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:36 am

fuck it im going to push start it tonight with my brother.

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:50 am

Alright ifa ll goes well (Which it usually dosent)

I will get a good few hours to try and get my car started with 2 heads on it instead of one, hoping to narrow down the problem, if we cant get it started ill try to change the wiring around, if not ill look at the timing belt.

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:52 am

Alright god must hate me, we were pushing the car around up and off the driveway and some how the boot on the drive axle had twisted up and completly caused the shaft to snap off the CV joint on the wheel. We reinstalled the old cam gear sensor, and were getting compustion again, we actually at one point did almost get it started i think it is timing now.

If and when i take my timing belt cover off what do i look for?, How do i "time it"?

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:34 am

I haven't read through your thread but looked at and listened to your engine trying to start. I may be totally wrong but it sounds like the plugs wires are crossed. But the pics shows the right placement of the wires. But then I noticed your coil is not a bc coil. What year is it from? Is it bolted to the engine 180* off which will mean the plugs are firing at the wrong time?

You've got black smoke coming out the exhaust so you've got a LOT of fuel going through your engine.

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:43 am

I did not play with the coil pack after i bought the engine, the only thing i did was adapt my harness to use the 2.5RS Coil pack, i did nothing something wierd, when its being cranked and i remove the plugs from the coil pack everyone is sparking, is that right?

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