deuceforty
05-05-2015, 07:42 PM
So this is the story of a KA24e in a 1989 240sx coupe (two tone ;P )
My brother didn't know anything about cars when he got it, never changed the oil and blew the motor. They found a junkyard motor (happened to have been rebuilt recently!) and i installed it for him. Drove the car all around the USA, never had one problem with it. I have been doing all the little maintenance things on the car as they break, but for the first time it left him stranded on the side of the road.
Here is what happened.
turning on to the highway and applying brakes, car idle drops to 400 ish, then the car cuts off and won't turn back on.
has car towed to his house.
I check and find he is getting very little fuel pressure - Install walbro fuel pump. + new fuel filter
Car still does not start, spark seems weak, distributor cap and rotor are original. Pitted, cracked, corroded horrible condition. Replace cap and rotor.
Still no start.
Ohm test ignition coil. It is an open circuit. Replace ignition coil.
Spark plugs are still covered in fuel when pulled. cylinder 3 has gunk on it.
MAF cleaned, TB cleaned, Distributor replaced from known working vehicle. Still nothing.
ECU gives error code for Coolant Temp Sensor. Ohm test it. it is not in spec. Replace, and wire in new pigtail due to corrosion on plug. Still no start.
ECU giving code 55 (no codes). Car still does not start.
I pulled the valve cover to see if maybe something internally was damaged. it all looks good, there seems to be a bit of slack in the timing chain though.. I took a video but I don't think that is the issue.
this is driving me crazy as I have no idea what could possibly cause a no start condition under these circumstances..
help please! my brother needs to go to work!!
My brother didn't know anything about cars when he got it, never changed the oil and blew the motor. They found a junkyard motor (happened to have been rebuilt recently!) and i installed it for him. Drove the car all around the USA, never had one problem with it. I have been doing all the little maintenance things on the car as they break, but for the first time it left him stranded on the side of the road.
Here is what happened.
turning on to the highway and applying brakes, car idle drops to 400 ish, then the car cuts off and won't turn back on.
has car towed to his house.
I check and find he is getting very little fuel pressure - Install walbro fuel pump. + new fuel filter
Car still does not start, spark seems weak, distributor cap and rotor are original. Pitted, cracked, corroded horrible condition. Replace cap and rotor.
Still no start.
Ohm test ignition coil. It is an open circuit. Replace ignition coil.
Spark plugs are still covered in fuel when pulled. cylinder 3 has gunk on it.
MAF cleaned, TB cleaned, Distributor replaced from known working vehicle. Still nothing.
ECU gives error code for Coolant Temp Sensor. Ohm test it. it is not in spec. Replace, and wire in new pigtail due to corrosion on plug. Still no start.
ECU giving code 55 (no codes). Car still does not start.
I pulled the valve cover to see if maybe something internally was damaged. it all looks good, there seems to be a bit of slack in the timing chain though.. I took a video but I don't think that is the issue.
this is driving me crazy as I have no idea what could possibly cause a no start condition under these circumstances..
help please! my brother needs to go to work!!