i just swapped in this motor and im sure everything is in correctly. i have an aem intake and everything else is stock, except the motor.

when i tried to turn on the car, it would turn over, but not start. here are the symptoms:


1) the intake would blow out air out of nowhere after a couple of tries to turn the engine on.

2) my tranny ground would spark.

3) i seem to be leaking little drops of clutch fluid from the slave

4) and finally, the distributor wire was smoking. (im guessing this is the problem)

if anyone can guide me through this rough time id be very thankful.

 

please help meeeee ttt

 

ttt.. please verify for me please

 

1) makes me think your plug wires are in the wrong firing order.

2) & 4) make me think there's also several other wiring problems.

3) is probably not important for starting the engine. You might need a new slave, but that won't stop the engine from running.

 

i love you jim blake, haha. youve helped me out several times.

ive checked the spark plug wiring order in the helms. it seems to be right.. it should be:

3 4
1 2

right?

im also guessing that the number one spark plug wire goes into the hole closest to the dizzy? and number four is closest to the power steering?

also, if my dizzy now is smoking, im guessing i need to replace it..

 

I think you got the firing order correct on the distributor, but AAARRRRGGGHH!!!
Come on, everybody knows #1 is at the timing belt, #4 is at the flywheel...
(sorry, I just had to tease you about that)

But #2 & #4 still worry me...

 

what kind of wiring problems could it be? hrmm... im wondering.. when i was filling up my tranny fluid, i did it via the little sensor on the tranny. but when i was taking it off, it kind of bent. i dont htink that has anything to do with turning on the car though. any ideas on what wiring problems i should check up and see?

 

also, spark plug wells have oil.. when i took out the spark plugs, they had oil on the thread.

it also smells like gasoline everytime i try to turn the engine on. please help!

 

if it smells like fuel at least you know your fuel pump works...what about main relay? you could have shorted it out with them sparks

 

my main relay? if its blown.. would my car even try to start?

 

Are you getting spark?

 

spark? uhh, the motor is trying to turn on.. i think that means it has spark.. dunno.

 

Get a competent mechanic to come over and look at it. If you don't know how to tell if you have spark, you need someones help.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RSVTECDC4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what kind of wiring problems could it be? hrmm...</TD></TR></TABLE>Could be almost anything. The sparking ground wire could simply be loose. But when wires start smoking it's not usually real simple.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RSVTECDC4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my main relay? if its blown.. would my car even try to start? </TD></TR></TABLE>If your main relay was bad, the fuel pump wouldn't run so then you wouldn't smell gas. But the main relay can't interfere with the starter.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RSVTECDC4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">spark? uhh, the motor is trying to turn on.. i think that means it has spark.. dunno. </TD></TR></TABLE>I dunno either... Maybe that simply means your starter is OK. We need a better description of what you mean by 'trying to turn on'.

 

to check if you have spark, pull one plug pop it into the plug wire and lay it across the ground point (motor-chasis) and have someone try to crank it.

 

Dude if you're smelling fuel and you've got sparks shooting out then please get someone competent to come over and help you out. It's not saying that your not capable but you don't seem to know enough about the basics to be trying this on your own. All above said with no disrespect intended.