2G No start after engine pull

OwenRonn · Aug 2, 2026

I just got done putting the engine back into the car after replacing the clutch, Flywheel, motor mounts, and timing belt/ tensioners. The car will turn over and fire but it fires inconsistently and backfires. I think it could be the timing being slightly off but my not sure how that could be the case when we checked to make sure that the marks were lined up. I am looking for any ideas as to what could be causing the no start?

jdxnc · Aug 2, 2026

Firing order could be backwards.

OwenRonn · Aug 2, 2026

We just fixed a leak at the fuel filter and it is acting like it wants to start but it still wont. The fuel pressure gauge showed it getting up to 40psi, we are going to check the fuel system over agian.

chrysler kid · Aug 3, 2026

You should probably line up the motor to top dead center to verify the crank tooth and cam alignment points still line up properly and you didn’t skip a tooth

ItsTwan309 · Aug 3, 2026

Did you remove the CAS while you had it out?

OwenRonn · Aug 3, 2026

We verified the timing marks on the crank and balance shaft twice with the engine at RDC and made six rotations. But maybe we made a mistake somewhere. We had never done timing on one of these cars before. We unplugged everything from the wiring harness, but didn't remove the CAS sensor itself.

Here is a ECMLink log when cranking.

luv2rallye · Aug 4, 2026

OwenRonn said:
We verified the timing marks on the crank and balance shaft twice with the engine at RDC and made six rotations.

I hope you mean crank, camshafts, and front and rear balance shafts at TDC.
Also check these:

https://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/fourgsixthree33a/Misc/cammarks.png

2G - I think my timing is off a tooth

I have a 2g eclipse gst it only has 30,000 miles on the engine. But my water pump went early. So I recently did a water pump and timing belt change. I was having trouble lining up the marks after a few times of taking the belt off and putting it back on I finally got them lined up but when I...

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OwenRonn · Aug 7, 2026

OwenRonn said:
I just got done putting the engine back into the car after replacing the clutch, Flywheel, motor mounts, and timing belt/ tensioners. The car will turn over and fire but it fires inconsistently and backfires. I think it could be the timing being slightly off but my not sure how that could be the case when we checked to make sure that the marks were lined up. I am looking for any ideas as to what could be causing the no start?

Update: had to move the car from where I was working on it so I wasn't able to mess with it anymore I took it to a local shop for diag, and luckily one of the mechanics had a lot of experience with dsms it ended up being the timing so I'm guessing what I did wrong was line the cam gears up before the oil and crank sprockets.

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Vladimir · Aug 7, 2026

I've seen timing marks off a lot when all the slack is left on the wrong side of the timing belt. You should only have minimal slack on the tensioner side before pulling the pin out. (Almost no slack at all). All techs will also rotate the engine twice to see if everything is line up after the change. Sometimes when the belt is super tight fit I turn the engine twice without pulling the pin like EJs and v6 hondas

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