was stopped at a drivethru window paying for meal and my car died. It slowly went down to 1 rpm and then stalled and never started back up. I replaced the timing belt and tensioners. It is getting a spark and it is getting fuel, also the engine has compression. When you turn the ignition it acts like it wants to start but never fully does. I dont know why it would not start if it is getting all the things it needs to start. If you have any ideas at all PLEASE let me know. Thank You
the timing was changed after the car stalled and failed to start. After it was replaced tryed to start it again but still just cranks over and acts like it wants to start but wont :(
Thank You for advice if you got any more Ill take it
Also I was wondering if i could have possibly missaligned the timing when i put the new timing belt and tensioners in . Is there any way that you can tell if it is 1 tooth off. Can you turn the cam pully without the timing belt being on?
============= It's not uncommon to have the timing belt installed one tooth off. If the timing belt broke and caused the car to cease running, then it was not installed exactly right, that could explain your symptoms. I'm assuming 4 cylinder since you didn't say otherwise. If you're getting spark, you could check the ignition timing because the distributor runs off the camshaft so if the timing belt is mispositioned, the ignition timing will also be off. You need to use a paper clip across the terminals of the underhood "data link connector" E1 and Te1 I think, then check with a timing light. Should be 10 degrees BTDC IIRC. Next time, try marking the camshaft and crankshaft sprockets with white out and transferring the marks to the new belt. This time, I found the easiest way to align the camshaft sprocket correctly is with a round toothpick through the tiny hole in the sprocket to feel the center of the groove in the upper cam bearing. Then make sure you're keeping tension on the front part of the belt when installing. Also loosen the tensioner pulley, pry up, then let spring tension hold when released to get adequate belt tension. With practice it gets easier. The woodruff key on the crankshaft points up at TDC - it would be straight up, but the engine is angled back, so it points up aligned with the engine block. With practice, I've been able to confirm correct position even with the crankshaft pulley off, but that takes doing it a few times first.
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