Hello people,

After a year and a half I have got able to get started with my car that needed a new engine. Mine is a 1990 Jap Auto TT. The engine I'm putting in is a manual one. I did buy the bearing needed for a manual engine to fit in an auto car. The ECU and wiring loom and everything else is still of an auto. Just the engine as a whole was taken out of a manual car which has been dropped in the car.

Now the result that one waits for when changing the engine, I can't seem to accomplish. The car is not starting. Its turning and I can hear the clicking while its turning but thats it. The plugs in there are new HKS S40i.

 

Any ideas what I should look at or am I missing something due to it being a manual engine in an auto??

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated guys. Lets get another Z back on the road...:)

 

Best regards,

Zee.

No, your problem is not related to it being a Manual engine.

 

Have you checked that your getting spark and fuel ? Pull out a coilpack, stick a spark plug on it and with it plugged in and resting on the plenum (away from the fuel lines) crank the engine over to see if the sparkplug is sparking.

 

You should really do this for each plug, but realisticky if you have at least 2 sparking then it should fire up.

 

If you have no spark on any then most likely to be a dead PTU or bad wiring loom (wiggle main loom to see if that improves it).

 

If you have spark, then problem is fuel related. Check connectors on injectors and the CAS, can you hear fuel pump when you turn on ignition?

I would do a quick ecu check too

No, your problem is not related to it being a Manual engine.

 

Have you checked that your getting spark and fuel ? Pull out a coilpack, stick a spark plug on it and with it plugged in and resting on the plenum (away from the fuel lines) crank the engine over to see if the sparkplug is sparking.

 

You should really do this for each plug, but realisticky if you have at least 2 sparking then it should fire up.

 

If you have no spark on any then most likely to be a dead PTU or bad wiring loom (wiggle main loom to see if that improves it).

 

If you have spark, then problem is fuel related. Check connectors on injectors and the CAS, can you hear fuel pump when you turn on ignition?

 

Legrath...A VERY BIG THANKYOU TO YOU FOR BREAKING IT DOWN FOR ME.:bow::bow: I do know that I am really close to getting it started. This step by step surely should do the trick for me. I can hear the fuel pump when ignition on. I personally believe that its the spark plugs as I bought the plugs quite some time ago and they were just lying around in the garage with many other things. But I'll do your suggestions and get back to ya.:)

 

ChrisD...Thanks to you too. Will look into that too if the top doesn't do it for me.:)

would a plug into conzult/datascan look for any faults with it not starting/firing? sorted me out when mines wouldnt go was a dead NEW series 2 ptu :(

 

dan.:)