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Rough start and idle, won't engage transmission, and no oil pressure


I cannot get my car to start without turning it over 8-10 times. Then it runs SUPER poor. I have to get on the gas to keep it running. The throttle is slow to react. 6-bolt swap i picked up in the middle of the project. Fuel pressure is normal. It could be bad gas. I put some octane boost in and 3 gallons of supreme. But I don't know if it would run this poorly for this long. Help! Did see that the ECT wasn't wired correctly. Rewired, and cleared code. Will update this when I get more gas. Think it might be low.

Second problem is it doesn't seem to get into gear. It's an automatic. I can get it to engage sort of if I rev it in neutral and then put it in gear. From a stop (as I have to rev the engine), I can floor it and get no throttle reaction in gear and it doesn't go anywhere. Someone mentioned I could have some plugs switched to the transmission, they aren't switched.

Third major problem (and probably worst) is I am not registering any oil pressure. The pump is wired correctly.

Any help would be appreciated. I just got a note from the city that I have to have this car registered, and there's no way in this condition.



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Terry's Talon Troubleshooting Tips #3 - Fast Idle (aka. Idle Surge)

could be bad trans


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Don't think its the tranny... Might pull it to see if they used the correct flex plate though.

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Ended up the ECT plug had lost a wire and the plugs weren't swapped. Starts decently now and it actually does engage into the gears. I don't have the car running well enough to really test drive it. Working on the oil pressure issue (I got the pressure to read out by swapping the wires on the cooler/pump, but now it loses pressure when I step on the gas). Probably going to do a full oil change, start on the exhaust and possible vacuum leaks, and test for boost leaks.

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