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Car wont fire.

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FUNWHEELDRIVE

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Dec 27, 2008
Calgary, AB, Canada
My car wont fire.... will only turn over. It used to run on 2 cylinders but now wont even do that.

Swapped CAS
Swapped power transitor
checked for spark
bought RRE 6bolt swap harness
flipped rail upside down and all 4 injectors are firing
turned CAS 180 degrees
swapped wiring at ecu for injectors back to stock (originally switched for 6 bolt swap)


I dont know what else to try.... im getting fuel and spark.
 
No i havent checked compression I need to borrow a compression tester. Its a brand new motor fresh build. I think it has about 13 miles on it. (on 2 or 3 cylinders before the problem was known)

Do you think the fuel could have ####ed the rings?
Is there any way to get that compression back if it is gone?
If i have no compression.... and i put oil in all 4 cylinders, and it starts will i be able to get my compression back?

this is really starting to worry me i have spent way to much money on this.
 
do a leakdown to figure out where your comp loss is at first and go from there...there should be a write up somewhere on how to do this if you dont know how how....heres a link to a site that will have it i think vfaq.com
 
okay well will I be able to get that compression back if I can get it started and run it hard?

Do you have compression and timing?

compression is 121 114 122 115 starting at cylinders 1.

How can I get this compression up? the motor only has about 10-15 miles on it.

brand new rings and pistons
 
Did you do a proper leakdown test to decifier where you are actually loosing compression? There is something wrong with the motor whether the rings are misaligned or you have a few bent/leaking valves a bad headgasket/improper seal or timing is off by a tooth.First you need to figure out what is causing you to not have proper compression and then you can fix it from there. Do a leakdown.
 
with 10-15 miles on it you are not even close to broken in yet. Your compression will raise. Don't be so alarmed that compression is so low on a brand new engine :). You need to run that shit hard, then decelerate hard, over and over and over for a few hundred miles.
 
with 10-15 miles on it you are not even close to broken in yet. Your compression will raise. Don't be so alarmed that compression is so low on a brand new engine :). You need to run that shit hard, then decelerate hard, over and over and over for a few hundred miles.

yes i know so im not to worried about the compression numbers.... its just getting it started. Im checking timing today hopefully if i have time.
 
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