Need the experts on this one please.

[ReidU]

I am totally lost on this one. 613,000 miles going for a million. She just died on the interstate.

So I replaced the ECU with a know good unit still no go.

Here is what I have so far.

* Compression 160 on all 4 cylinders, Another post said if I jumped timing this would show very very low on all 4 so I am assuming timing is close.
* Valves are moving.
* CHeck engine light comes on for 5 seconds and goes out when key is turned to ignition.
* Do not have a check engine light.
* Fire to all 4 spark plugs although I do not know if the sequence and time is good.
* Fuel to fuel rail checked by removing line from rail and going to start. Good flow have not checked pressure.
* Will not fire with starting fluid down throttle body with plate wide open nor by starting fluid in all four cylinders.
* MFI fuse good.

This car totally died when I was downshifting from 4th to third turning some pretty high RPMs. When I slowed down and pressed the accelerator it did nothing. Dead.

Motor only has 60K miles on it.

Need the expert opinons if anyone out there has any ideas what to done next. I have a 94 model with a blown engine that I can borrow parts from. I am thinking the distributor is the next thing. My thinking is it may be a bad crank or cam sensor. Ideas please.

Thanks for any help that comes my way.

 

[Jesse2012]

I'm no expert but the crank or cam sensor sounds logical, but you should be getting a code for it..

 

[ReidU]

Junk from p owertrain products! 58200 miles on this engine and the timing belt shed most of it teeth.

 

[pauleyman]

1.8 is non interference. They used a cheap belt. Put a new one on it and shoot for a million.