creepy116

hey i just swapped in my ITR motor into my 99 coupe and i tried to start the car but all it does is crank nothing more. my friend was helping me out and he said there seems to be no spark coming from the spark plug wires. whats the problem?!?

fmrprojects

check for correct firing order and that all the grounds are nice and tight

Hardedge

If it's a fresh swap it never hurts to triple check all connections.

creepy116

firing order is correct! triple checked that **** lol and how many grounds are there exactly?

creepy116

are you guys familiar with the CKF bypass? i didn't do that but would that be a factor?

creepy116

help!

SLO Sol

check your grounds! or it could be your distributor

creepy116

alright ill get back to you on that

almerricking

i had the map and tps sensor mixed up and thats what prevented my car from starting.

creepy116

new update: i got my dizzy checked today and the dizzy is fine. i checked my spark plug wires and there is a spark. CAR STILL WONT START all it does is crank

hurtgen

"how many grounds are there exactly? "

valve cover, transmission, and block i think?

creepy116

anybody help me?

WhiteOnRice

Does the fuel pump turn on?

creepy116

is there gas going to the spark plugs? yes there is

WhiteOnRice

So you get gas and spark? Did you run the engine before buying it?

creepy116

i just changed my cap so sparks should be flying! but car still not running :[

creepy116

no i didnt run it before buying it but earlier i changed the firing order to see if anything would change and flames came out of my header(my header is not bolted to my cat)

b18 EK9

I know your problem there is a ground that goes by your thermostat housing that is going to be not put on im almost sure thats it i had the same problem if not e-mail me cobraz240@hotmail.com and i will help you fix the problem

vlc92189

how did you check for spark?

you might think you have spark, but you dont. if i was you take a ignition coil frm someone else's distrubutor and try it out, that is what my problem was

creepy116

i checked and the thermostat ground is on. i know there is spark because i took each spark plug wire out and put a spark plug into it and cranked the car and i saw sparks

creepy116

i also do not have the intake air temperature sensor and 2nd o2 sensor plugged in, i dont know if that would matter

creepy116

anyone else?

b18 EK9

take the fuel regulator out and open the key and see if fuel comes out. It could have fuel pressure but take the regulator out to see if the fuel flows that far the reason I say is because on the fuel rail the stud were the fuel line goes might be diffrent there is 2 types check that for know get back at me and let me know

creepy116

Car is running now! :] the timing was wayyyyy off, thanks everyone for giving me your advice though