newzealandproud Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 hey. have just put a 2nd hand engine in my legacy, but i just cant seem to get it to fire. ECU earth is on, i have fuel at the injectors. i pulled a spark plug for a look and its a bit wet, if that means anything ?? help please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstone Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 There is insufficient information for a meaningful answer. Can you be more specific? Is it cranking or do you hear nothing when you turn the key? What have you checked so far? Did it ever start before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newzealandproud Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 yeah it used to run, dont know how long it has been sitting for. its cranking over but just wont start. guy told me to check ecu earth, check. got heaps of fuel. whats the next step?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstone Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Check for spark and air flow. Then compression test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newzealandproud Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 whats the easiest way to check for spark?? its a 1993 ej2o by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstone Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 While having a friend crank the car, pull the wire out of the coil but close and check for the arching of electricity. Do it for each wire. If there is no arching then you are lacking spark. You'll then change the coil pack, tho the problem might lay in the igniter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 did you do any work on the engine before you installed it? timing belt? plugs? plug wires? oil seals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newzealandproud Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 nah nothing really, came out as a whole engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newzealandproud Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 i pulled out the coil, cranked it with coil from new engine and coil from my old engine but nearly no spark. are you suppose to use the whole coil or just the wire?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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