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Cranking but not starting

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Rebuilt FTO's engine is cranking and trying to start but it won't kick over.

Everything is plugged in, has fluids including fuel.

Just seems to refuse to kick over and start.. any ideas?

We have put the auto ECU back in (blue plugs) just to cut that out as a cause. Have plugs in engine back for auto ECU but obviously nothing to plug them into. Have bridged the black wires so it thinks it's in P so it will start.

Still nothing..
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Do we have a fuse or relay for the fuel pump?

Couldn't find any in the diagrams.
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fuel pump might be fucked?
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Just pour some fuel down the carby
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Pump works, we wired it up and used it to drain the old fuel.
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1. is fuel reaching engine? Even if pump is working, there could be a blockage in filter or somewhere else

2. are you getting spark?

I cant tell you how to test, but im sure someone can.
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    Is the map sensor plugged in
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    Yes map sensor is plugged in.

    dstocks that was my next thought. Was going to unplug the fuel lines and crank it to see.
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    Are you sure all your sensors are plugged in and plugged in correctly?

    Remember Connor_1994's engine swap...
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    I double checked the plugs vs the silver car next to it... they were all fine... Dan is currently driving to Brisbane for a week... I might go round his house Monday and double check a particular plug I thought looked dodgy
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    Hmmmm........deja vu. Ok well the bastard is cranking and is it almost turning over? As in you hear firing but won't continue?

    If not, check fuel and check spark again.......

    Open the throttle body and spray a little bit of carby cleaner in there. If the engine fires up normal and then dies when all the carby cleaner is depleted you have a fuel issue. Check fuel pump and pull spark plugs out to see if they are damp with fuel. Yes this is a time consuming exercise.

    Pull spark plug out and ground (be effing careful when doing this) and check that you can see the spark. Don't need to do this to all plugs but at least one from each coil pack would be good.
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    Get back to basics dude. Pull a lead off a front coil check for spark. If that's good pull the front injectors off the inlet see if you are getting an injector pulse then work from there. Don't go to specific items as you don't even know why the cars not starting.
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    Both the coilpacks and injectors work fine, they've been tested. Im thinking that its a fuel pump issue. But nothing I can do until I get back home :(
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    How do you know the injector is working fine? Where they pulsing?
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    payaya wrote:How do you know the injector is working fine? Where they pulsing?
    They are Shane's injectors.

    It's ok, we got it started. We aren't getting any fuel. Got it down to a sh*tty immobilizer or wiring, starts when pump is independently powered ;)
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    Do u guys have fire extinguisher handy?
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    No, but probably should :lol:

    Not starting it again until we can get the pump working on its own and everything else is connected. Just wanted to make sure it actually starts before putting everything back together in case it didn't and had to take it back to mechanic.
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    Read up about getting an injector pulse. Changing the injector to a new working injector doesn't guarantee a working injector.
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    Daniel2019 wrote:starts when pump is independently powered ;)
    Great idea :lol:
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