i really need somebodys help

[Guest]

alrite all,

i have an MY93 wrx import, had rebuilt engine less then 3000 miles ago, i was at shell petrol station last nite i put £30 optimax in it then drove 12 miles and car just lost al power, i tried to restart but it wouldnt i tried for 3 hours but nothing?

i can hear fuel pump and ican smell fuel, when u try to start it it backfires very loud like a firework then clouds of brown smoke from exhaust and heavy smell of fuel?

RAC took me home guy didnt know why it was doing it no faults showing and fuel was getting thru and was getting spark, i have new injectors std ones i and changed crankshaft sensors when rebuild was done, idle control valve was also changed during rebuild

im skint at mo and cant afford to take to a garage after rebuild wiped me out is there any body that could help me out or even have a look it at for me i would cover all fuel costs etc

many thanks Damian

forgot to say im in Broxburn

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[phil]

It certainly doesn't sound good

I would take it back to the garage who did the rebuild

 

Phil

[exvaux]

get the timing checked a mate had the same mysterious problem on a 95 wrx had spark and fuel but wouldnt start turns out the timing had slipped a tooth.

[exvaux]

and before someone says that it would wreck the valves if the timing was out i smashed a timing pulley and shredded the belt,fitted a new one timed it and away it went first go.

[ScoobyBB]

yeah mate defo try getting timing checked.

[Guest]

thanks guys for all ur replies ive been barred from garage as they gave up and didnt even check , i started mouthing off and they called police

 as i lost plot ill do that today then and see if its out ill let u all know asap

 

many thanks again

 

damian

[ScoobyBB]

Quite right mate, nothing worse than a garage doing a job then not wanting to help out when a problem occurs.

[superstar_tradesman]

What Garage was t so we can avoid it like the plague.

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thanks guys for all ur replies ive been barred from garage as they gave up and didnt even check , i started mouthing off and they called police

 as i lost plot ill do that today then and see if its out ill let u all know asap

 

many thanks again

 

damian

[Guest]

its all going wrong i took covers off and looks like belt has slipped so i started taking apart but as i put pin to lock adjuster and the hole gave way now i cant get it back together

as cams moved and i dont know what im doing now.

is there anybody near by that can come and help me sort this out id pay costs ive had it now and im back to work tomorrow now im screwed

im in broxburn 07792072069

 

many thanks agian Damian

[colin_ross]

Sorry to hear you're having problems Damian.

 All the pulleys have timing marks on them which you need to line up. Here's what it should look like.....

 

If you have any doubts about the belt or the tensioners now is the time to change them as the next time it lets go it could take the whole engine with it.

Best of luck.

[Guest]

thanks mate i got that pic with info when i bought car,

 

the prob is the left handside pullys moved and i dont know which way to turn then to set up, new belt i have, the tensioner has two holes init to lock it back while u change elt the top one has broken and pin only holding at bottom but tensioner pin has came riht out now i dont have a vice to push back in totally gave up now im raging with garage going to se a lawyer!!

 

thanks again for that info mate

[exvaux]

Turn them all clockwise by hand slowly till the marks line up like the diagram thats the one i used,just take your time it was the easiest timing belt i ever done,hope everythin goes well for you.

[ScoobyBB]

Hey mate am over the bridge in Cowdenbeath, Unfortunately my car is in paint shop just now so cant come over. I have a vice in my garage and would be happy to help with putting the pin back in the adjuster,if theres anyway you can bring it over?

Cheers,

Brian.

[Guest]

hi guys thanks for help got belt on all lined up perfect built it back up and its now only what sounds like firing on 3 ill change plugs and then see

how it goes

 

had it with scoobys now always something

 

cheers Damian

[exvaux]

despite the bad rep the engines get ive seen 2 now with timing problems one had slipped 3 teeth and mine with a shattered pulley and shredded belt and a moron (me) in shock trying to restart the thing after the accident,both times the cars were retimed and went first time,hope everythin works out for you

[Guest]

update,

 hi guys,  got newbelt on all lined up started it up and its still sounding like its runnng on 3 cylinders, i renewed all the spark plugs changed coil packs check injectotrs again

and all plug conections and its still running ruff?

the turbo timer has digital boost reading and before this it wouls idle at -5.7psi now it reads -3.8 psi ??

i have tried everythig and just dont know what is wrong

im nw begging for someone who can help me out to see what is wrong as i said before i will cover all travel costs and even a cup of tea lol

seriously thou im at my wits end with this car now dont know what to do

 

many thanks for all your help

 

Damian 07792072069 Broxburn if you can help me please

[AlanG]

Done a compression check?

[Guest]

no yet mate its a new engine and it was ticking over when airconbelt broke and crank pully got caught up made timming belt jump 2 teeth so i replaced it it revs up ok no smoke

or rattles or that just engine running lumpy?

[the squiggle]

Compression check next to make sure she is still gas tight in the cylinders.

You say the guage is showing less of a reading, this suggests an air leak somewhere in the manifold area.  Find that and fix that first off, maybe a leaky hose or pipe could even be a split in the cooler.

With a rebuild been done so recently i would go to the garage that done the rebuild for a check over, they would/should do the compression check

Check all the earths going from engine to baulkhead and make sure the connectors on the ignition amplifier are clean (located behind the boost control solenoid on the inner wing drivers side)

Check all the connections around the injectors

Reset the ECU by either doing the Green plug thing or disconnecting the battery over night.  ECU may be stuck on the old mistimed settings from when the timing belt was out, now the belt is correctly timed it may be struggling with the base timing and hence running like a burst fart

[Guest]

i can here a sound like the exhaust is leaking i.e blowing somewhere ill sort that, i had intercooler off when i was changing injectors and coil packs maybe ive pulled something off or broke something, ill do comp test tommorrow i have found a broken earth from loom to inner wing reconected it but didnt make no dif, im worried its bent a valve,

as for he garage they have banned me as i lost my head at there attiude, i went in on friday to say sorry but they still refusing to help me so im taken legal advice on them.

 

thanks again for all your help

 

Damian

[Guest]

did a compression test number 2 had nothing so il take engine out this week, i have a MY97 engine will this work on mine?

belt must have jumpedore than i thot

 

many thanks to every one who gave me info and that

 

cheers Damian