sonnyriley
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- Mar 21, 2004
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Sandy Springs,
Georgia
to anyone that can help,
I blew the head gasket on my 95 eagle talon tsi, no sweat! Well, i replaced it and P & P the head while i had it off. I race most of my cars, so i knew that i would have to do work on it. changed the valve seals and all the upper gaskets(exh. manifold, int. manifold, etc). Took the whole ac system out, compressor, condensor, everything. It wasn't working and all it was is dead weight. took the head to a machine shop, had them leak test it for leaks, none found, also had them deck it level. it got new valves. bottm end of the engine is fine. put all back together and it would not crank, it turns over but does not start. so i checked to make sure the plugs were gapped properly .028 and also checked the wire routeing. o.k. there, so i had some turn over the motor with the plugs out of it to check for fire. i wasn't getting any fire from the 4-1 coil, so i figure bad coil or ignition module. ohm out the coils and also swap sides, still no fire from the 4-1 coil, so i'm thinking bad module replace it still same problem. i check the cranksensors, both of them, and the readings do not meet specs. so i replace both top and bottm sensors and ign. module at the same time. still no fire on 4-1!!! i pull the computer out and open it up to see if something is fried or smoked, can't see any burn marks or smell any components. i also checked to make sure that all the plugs were in the right place. and they seemed to be. checked all the readings from the harness and they all read good except for the camshaft position sensor, which was reading 5 volts while cranking and it should be reading between .3-3 volts and 5volts while it is running. is there anything anyone could tell me before i go spending the money for a new computer or taking it to the dealership, this very frustrating, seeing as that i have only hae the car for about 5 months and it has been done for about 1 month. and now me and the other half r down to one car.
I have been working on cars for a good 10 years and i cannot think of anything i am missing. my roommate also looked at it and he couldn't find anything wrong short of it being the computer or the wiring harness. we both race and fix our own cars, so i value his opinon. this the first dsm i have ever owned and i actually enjoyed it when it was running, but this is driving me crazy. anything is better than nothing!!!
thanks,
sonny riley
I blew the head gasket on my 95 eagle talon tsi, no sweat! Well, i replaced it and P & P the head while i had it off. I race most of my cars, so i knew that i would have to do work on it. changed the valve seals and all the upper gaskets(exh. manifold, int. manifold, etc). Took the whole ac system out, compressor, condensor, everything. It wasn't working and all it was is dead weight. took the head to a machine shop, had them leak test it for leaks, none found, also had them deck it level. it got new valves. bottm end of the engine is fine. put all back together and it would not crank, it turns over but does not start. so i checked to make sure the plugs were gapped properly .028 and also checked the wire routeing. o.k. there, so i had some turn over the motor with the plugs out of it to check for fire. i wasn't getting any fire from the 4-1 coil, so i figure bad coil or ignition module. ohm out the coils and also swap sides, still no fire from the 4-1 coil, so i'm thinking bad module replace it still same problem. i check the cranksensors, both of them, and the readings do not meet specs. so i replace both top and bottm sensors and ign. module at the same time. still no fire on 4-1!!! i pull the computer out and open it up to see if something is fried or smoked, can't see any burn marks or smell any components. i also checked to make sure that all the plugs were in the right place. and they seemed to be. checked all the readings from the harness and they all read good except for the camshaft position sensor, which was reading 5 volts while cranking and it should be reading between .3-3 volts and 5volts while it is running. is there anything anyone could tell me before i go spending the money for a new computer or taking it to the dealership, this very frustrating, seeing as that i have only hae the car for about 5 months and it has been done for about 1 month. and now me and the other half r down to one car.
I have been working on cars for a good 10 years and i cannot think of anything i am missing. my roommate also looked at it and he couldn't find anything wrong short of it being the computer or the wiring harness. we both race and fix our own cars, so i value his opinon. this the first dsm i have ever owned and i actually enjoyed it when it was running, but this is driving me crazy. anything is better than nothing!!!
thanks,
sonny riley
