There's No Spark..

[jabran200]

There may be fuel pressure but it does not mean that the injectors are opening or blocked. Try easy start to see if they are working.

Timing needs to be close to stock really even if it were out a few degrees it should still start.

Double check your timing, use a spanner and turn the crank pulley clockwise until it reaches the "0" mark on the cover and then look at the cam pulley and see if it lines up to the "4e" or "5e" mark on the head. (if it looks like the hole is not lining up on the pulley do one more revolution with the spanner and see if it lines up)

 

[Rory]

When you say it isnt turning over, you mean it doesnt do anything when the key is turned?

Check one of the 30amp fuses in the fuse box inside the cabin.
Happend to me before, and the fuse was goosed (same problem you are getting)
Or make sure the ECu is plugged in good and tight.

 

[jabran200]

When you say it isnt turning over, you mean it doesnt do anything when the key is turned?

He says in the update that it isn't turning now..

 

[starlet666]

*UPDATE*

We are now getting a spark, but no turnover..

and says here another problem.....

 

[tayyib]

engine is turning over and we're getting a spark, it is not starting up though.

when turning the key you can hear the starter motor trying to turn the engine over and its nearly starting, just isn't starting up. if that makes better sense.

 

[jabran200]

try easy start lol

 

[tayyib]

There may be fuel pressure but it does not mean that the injectors are opening or blocked. Try easy start to see if they are working.

Injectors are wet from fuel..

Timing's out, were at it now!

 

[h3ppy]

timing is def out bud... my car done this. we just put it back to toyotas marks and double checked everything!

good luck!

 

[Idrees]

Did it start straight up with the timing set?

 

[jay-glanza-v]

Sorted lads???

 

[tayyib]

still working at it.

 

[Idrees]

Timing belt is coming back off and a new crank pulley will be fitted while were there.

 

[tayyib]

timing has been fixed, new pulley fitted.

now..
It starts..

The car sounds like a f*cking american muscle car, it sounds really uneven and misfiring kind of sound like mad. what could it be?

The machanic told me that most probably its a bent valve on cylinder two as we were trying to start the car when the timing was out (we didnt know the timing was out).

what are the chances its a bent (couple) of valves?

what else could i check.

i had to drive it home from the garage, it struggled all the way.

Help please.

 

[tayyib]

bttt

 

[danturbo4311]

Its a safe engine it shouldn't of bent a valve, it would of locked up when you turned it by hand the first time when you put the belt on wrong, it could just be a lead round the worng way do a diagnostic test

 

[tayyib]

that is what saf said to me. thats also the first thing which came to my head.

so what could it be?

& how much of a guarantee is there of this safe engine feature working?

Thanks

 

[kieran.s gt]

that is what saf said to me. thats also the first thing which came to my head.

so what could it be?

& how much of a guarantee is there of this safe engine feature working?

Thanks

you could do a compression test if you have bent valves compression would be bad

 

[tayyib]

compression test being done tommorrow.

Saf's just been down to have a look at it, and he has pointed me towards a compression test also.

just had the spark plugs out, they were new ngk iridiums, all black from the bottom, as in overfueling.

still doesn't explain the american muscle sound, there isnt no ticking or banging sounds either.

 

[kieran.s gt]

diagnostics test done yet?

 

[Rory]

Leads on the right way round?
Also make sure the ignition timing isnt out 180 degs ie: make sure the rotor arm is at the coresponding point in the cap, to cylinder #1