Heads and cam swap WONT START!!!! HELP
10-04-2007, 09:53 PM
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Heads and cam swap WONT START!!!! HELP Just finished my heads and cam swap and car wont start!!! Not getting any spark to the coils car turns over and thats it! checked everything didnt find a thing anyone have any ideas?
10-04-2007, 11:21 PM
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Well, not an expert here. In fact I just got my heads off last weekend.
I have a 2001 so it might be a little different. On the back of the driver's side head there are three hard to reach bolts to reconnect. One is a ground. Did you get them all back on? Also I would check the fuses.
I have a 2001 so it might be a little different. On the back of the driver's side head there are three hard to reach bolts to reconnect. One is a ground. Did you get them all back on? Also I would check the fuses.
10-04-2007, 11:23 PM
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checked all fuses, all grounds on the heads are attached..... coil packs arent getting any spark. Fuses inside car and in the engine bay!
10-05-2007, 06:13 AM
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Are your grounds exactly like they were upon removal on the back of the heads??
I had the same problem cause a ground wire broke & I had to fix it. When I put the grounds back on the heads I didn't get them in the exact spot they came from & the car wouldn't start. After that it fired right up.
I had the same problem cause a ground wire broke & I had to fix it. When I put the grounds back on the heads I didn't get them in the exact spot they came from & the car wouldn't start. After that it fired right up.
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10-05-2007, 01:46 PM
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well the grounds on the back of the head no i didnt place them back exactly... I placed 1 toward the bottom of the head and i placed 2 on top of each other 1 was broken repaired it ..all the relays tested good, but i will try swapping them. the car is a 6 speed so no the shifter didnt come out
10-05-2007, 02:10 PM
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well the grounds on the back of the head no i didnt place them back exactly... I placed 1 toward the bottom of the head and i placed 2 on top of each other 1 was broken repaired it ..all the relays tested good, but i will try swapping them. the car is a 6 speed so no the shifter didnt come out
10-05-2007, 02:45 PM
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ya fuel pressure is good, coils arent getting any power.... i just got off with the guy that was gonna tune my car. He said the cam might not have been ground properly and the cam sensor isnt reading it and that could be the cause as well. I think its a ground wire somewhere because that shouldnt cause the car to not get spark. Also it could be the crank sensor i am just gonna have to get someone with a scan tool to read those things
10-09-2007, 01:46 PM
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As Redline mentioned, did you check to ensure the coil packs were fully plugged in?
I quickly read over everything, but didn't see where you said you checked them.
I'd suspect a ground or wiring issue long before I'd think the cam was ground wrong...
I quickly read over everything, but didn't see where you said you checked them.
I'd suspect a ground or wiring issue long before I'd think the cam was ground wrong...
10-09-2007, 01:59 PM
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ya i have a guy picking it up to check all sensors just in case and all my ground wires! Army life has started again so i dont have much time to look the car over....
10-09-2007, 06:29 PM
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I had the same problem, grounding wires had to be EXACTLY like they were when they were taken off... the two that are together go in one hole, and the one by itself goes in a separate hole... pretty damn frustrating. Good luck man, I totally know how frustrating that is...
10-09-2007, 06:55 PM
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rpmauto do you have a pic of this grounding wire into the rad support? Also the ground wires on the head are seperated properly i think when i took the old connector off to replace it with a new one i didnt do it properly.... Or the ground wire on the rad support i didnt realize there was a ground there
10-09-2007, 08:07 PM
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when you say injector pulse you are referring to the fuel system getting power correct? if so yes it has power and fuel pressure the smell of fuel is strong when i try to start the car