HI_Si

ok so here are the symtoms.:

I was driving and the car jerked once then imediately cut off.

tried to start the car and a puff of white / grey smoke came out of the intake( not too sure what color. it was dark).

the car cranks but just does not turn over, all lights radio and alarm work fine.

the fuel pressure is good, battery terminals ground wires, distributer cap and rotor, spark plugs, wires and fuses.

this is my only car so i need to get it running as soon as possible. the car is a 2000 Si. oh yeah i have been searching for this fro the last 3 days and bumming a ride to work is getting old. your help is greatly appreciated.

Wannabe JDM

white smoke is burnt oil. check your oil lvl and pop open the radiator cap and check for oil (to rule out blown head gasket). then get back to us.

HI_Si

got oil and no oil in the radiator.

Wannabe JDM

cel?

HI_Si

it didnt even come on. i checked it and it didnt throw anything

prettylew

sounds like u may have jumped a tooth on your timing belt, backfiring thru the intake is a sure sign your timing is off. bring the #1 piston to top dead center of the compression stroke. its the one closes to the belts, then look at the cam gears make sure they both line up and both have "up" pointing UP!

Wannabe JDM

lol i was g etting there. tried to start with the simple stuff first.

HI_Si

ok i will check that. im at work right now lol. so thats gunna have to wait any other suggestions?

angel_i

how many miles? have you ever taken a look at the timing since you bought it? might be a broken timing belt.

Wannabe JDM

and if the t-belt snapped you might be looking for new valves and such.

HI_Si

its got about 98,000 on it but the timing belt was changed when i put in the AEM cam gears. i took th valve cover off just to make sure the timing belt was still there.

prettylew

check the cam gear bolts. maybe they slipped? idno. but backfiring thru the intake, and the sudden **** down of your motor sounds like a timing belt issue to me. check the distributor. make sure its not loose. but it would still run even if it moved side to side.

HI_Si

ok i will look more into the timing belt. thanks for all the help so far