number4t1
Sep 19, 2007, 11:26 AM
This is quite a saga, but I'll try to be brief... Without prior indication of problems, by 'Vic died on me on the way to work - just shutoff at highway speed and would not start.
I thought it was the fuel pump. Changed that - no luck.
Changed the ignition coil - no luck.
Changed the ignition module - no luck, but something changed. Before, the engine just turned over and wouldn't start. Now it turns over a few times, then I get a "popping" sound like it is backfiring out of the air intake, but still never starts.
I have spark on all 4 plugs. I have fuel (based on the smell of gas when trying to start). I have no error codes on the ECU LED display. I don't know where to go from here. The timing belt and tensioner were changed about 15K miles ago, so I initially ruled out timing as an issue. Now I am not so sure. Any ideas on what else to try before tearing into the timing belt?
I thought it was the fuel pump. Changed that - no luck.
Changed the ignition coil - no luck.
Changed the ignition module - no luck, but something changed. Before, the engine just turned over and wouldn't start. Now it turns over a few times, then I get a "popping" sound like it is backfiring out of the air intake, but still never starts.
I have spark on all 4 plugs. I have fuel (based on the smell of gas when trying to start). I have no error codes on the ECU LED display. I don't know where to go from here. The timing belt and tensioner were changed about 15K miles ago, so I initially ruled out timing as an issue. Now I am not so sure. Any ideas on what else to try before tearing into the timing belt?