92 Z6 wont start
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92 Z6 wont start
I was driving my car about 2 weeks ago and it started missing when i would start out. Progressively it had gotten worse until i could give it barely any throttle or else it would miss so bad my car would stall, also going down the highway i would give it more gas and it would fall on its face. The next day it would not start and its been 2 weeks and i still cant get it to start. I have fuel (checked after the filter), i have spark, replaced the main relay, spark plugs (old plugs were black on the bottom so i figured id change anyways). for some reason it just wont turn over.. help.
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Re: 92 Z6 wont start
Did you make sure that you had the plug wires going from the distributor to the correct cylinders after you replaced the plugs? If you put the wrong wire to the wrong cylinder your car will not start, if it starts it will stumble, and if it starts and doesn't stumble your problem is solved.
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no cel, turns off when its supposed to when keys turned. if it slipped timing wouldnt it still start and run like **** like it did before? it ran fine when i shut the car off. just wont start back up.
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Did you make sure that you had the plug wires going from the distributor to the correct cylinders after you replaced the plugs? If you put the wrong wire to the wrong cylinder your car will not start, if it starts it will stumble, and if it starts and doesn't stumble your problem is solved.
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Re: 92 Z6 wont start
is it possible its not getting enough fuel because when i took the bolt off the filter there was basically a big fountain when i cranked it.
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Based on the top picture, your cam is set perfectly at TDC1.
I can't tell for the crank because the caked oil is covering the pointer. Clean the oil off the pointer area of the timing belt cover. Then look whether the pointers (aimed like the site of a gun) align with the white mark on the far right of the crank (see diagram). If so, the mechanical timing is good.
I can't tell for the crank because the caked oil is covering the pointer. Clean the oil off the pointer area of the timing belt cover. Then look whether the pointers (aimed like the site of a gun) align with the white mark on the far right of the crank (see diagram). If so, the mechanical timing is good.
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The bottom pic is taken when the cam is aligned but I don't see a white mark on the pulley and you can make out the pointers they just need cleaned off
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I think the white mark on the crank pulley is the one farthest to the right in the bottom picture (you may have an aftermarket crank pulley). If it is aligned with the pointers, then your mechanical timing is fine.
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Re: 92 Z6 wont start
timings good, but i forgot to mention that my car was running rich before all of this happened, does that help at all?
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Re: 92 Z6 wont start
cap and wires were replaced about 6 months ago with ngk wires and oem cap, i opened the cap up and cleaned the contact points and just recently put on a rotor about a week ago and also cleaned it. I dont know how to measure resistance but i did test for spark by sticking a screwdriver in them and arcing them on the valve cover
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Re: 92 Z6 wont start
ok i didnt do a compression test but i did take a video to see if that would help. today it started barely for a second then shut off so i figured id try to get it doing it again on video but it didnt start but almost did. see what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb39FuKUR9Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb39FuKUR9Q
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