Alright we will start with what the swap is, b8 16 valve sohc out of a 94 auto Protege into what was a auto carbed Festiva. The car now has a 5spd manual tranny from a festiva, 94 Protege auto wiring harness, 94 Protege ECU, MSD high pressure inline fuel pump (on a switch), and a msd coil.
The car was purchased not running (ie. not starting) and was in a pretty ruff form as far as the swap goes. Though the compression is around 112psi for all cyl, and it has around 80,000 miles on the engine, new clutch and a new timing belt.
The car will not start, It wont try to start, it just cranks and cranks. I replaced the fuel pressure regulator (it was bad), checked for a bad/sheared crank key (thought it was maybe throwing it off time?), checked timing belt, checked timing, plugs are wet and at first it would misfire now and then when I messed with the distibutor but now it doesnt even do that. I unplugged the spark plug wire and stuck a screwdriver in it layed it on the valve cover and had spark... ok but the spark plugs are all wet hmm? thought maybe the injectors were leaking and causing it to flood (though I would have thought it would have tried to do something...? So I then removed all the spark plugs cleaned them up cranked it over with the spark plugs out and the fuel pump off, then let it sit for a day, then I reinstalled the spark plugs and tried to start it on ether alone (starting fluid) with the fuel pump off and it still did nothing?
my current plan of attack is
1. recheck timing/codes/fuses
2. new spark plugs
3. check grounds
4. rewire coil
5. replace distributor
6. get injectors cleaned
7. swap afm
8. remove and reinstall wiring harness
9. get a manual ecu, wiring harness and tps
10. bang head against wall
11. bang head against car
12. come up with a new list
If you have any suggestions feel free to suggest
Also is the method for extracting codes the same for the B8 as the BP? Is the rev limiter lower on the auto ecu? what does the neutral safety switch cut out? (ie cranking, spark, fuel or all the above?) Is there any sensors or anything else that I have missed that could stop the car from starting?
misc info. previous owner stated that he had the car running once (his freinds dad got it started playing with the afm and distributor) and it idled perfectly drove to gas station (his friend took a picture of him there) it ran funny under load but the fuel pressure was way to low at that point. babied it home, turned it off and on several times and it stated perfectly fine, he thought he had it beat so he went inside for the night, came out the next day and it wouldnt start again?
ohh and Merry Christmas.
The car was purchased not running (ie. not starting) and was in a pretty ruff form as far as the swap goes. Though the compression is around 112psi for all cyl, and it has around 80,000 miles on the engine, new clutch and a new timing belt.
The car will not start, It wont try to start, it just cranks and cranks. I replaced the fuel pressure regulator (it was bad), checked for a bad/sheared crank key (thought it was maybe throwing it off time?), checked timing belt, checked timing, plugs are wet and at first it would misfire now and then when I messed with the distibutor but now it doesnt even do that. I unplugged the spark plug wire and stuck a screwdriver in it layed it on the valve cover and had spark... ok but the spark plugs are all wet hmm? thought maybe the injectors were leaking and causing it to flood (though I would have thought it would have tried to do something...? So I then removed all the spark plugs cleaned them up cranked it over with the spark plugs out and the fuel pump off, then let it sit for a day, then I reinstalled the spark plugs and tried to start it on ether alone (starting fluid) with the fuel pump off and it still did nothing?
my current plan of attack is
1. recheck timing/codes/fuses
2. new spark plugs
3. check grounds
4. rewire coil
5. replace distributor
6. get injectors cleaned
7. swap afm
8. remove and reinstall wiring harness
9. get a manual ecu, wiring harness and tps
10. bang head against wall
11. bang head against car
12. come up with a new list
If you have any suggestions feel free to suggest
Also is the method for extracting codes the same for the B8 as the BP? Is the rev limiter lower on the auto ecu? what does the neutral safety switch cut out? (ie cranking, spark, fuel or all the above?) Is there any sensors or anything else that I have missed that could stop the car from starting?
misc info. previous owner stated that he had the car running once (his freinds dad got it started playing with the afm and distributor) and it idled perfectly drove to gas station (his friend took a picture of him there) it ran funny under load but the fuel pressure was way to low at that point. babied it home, turned it off and on several times and it stated perfectly fine, he thought he had it beat so he went inside for the night, came out the next day and it wouldnt start again?
ohh and Merry Christmas.
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