Immediate problem, hoping for Immediate Solution...

HardCore97 · Post by **HardCore97** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:25 pm

did your lights get really dim and stuff while you were driving like the battery was almost dead? mine was doing that, the battery was draining while i drove around. i ran a new wire from the alt to the battery and it fixed it. you might give that a shot if your running out of ideas

Jawsiiv · Post by **Jawsiiv** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:33 pm

Replace fuel filter, and put in several ECUs, checked fuses, all good. Only thing left is the injectors, but i thought you had to have a CEL light that indicated if the injectors are bad?????

Also a couple of times the car backfired/ mini popped. Is it possible to have a clogged exhaust that has backed up?

boxbodyblazer · Post by **boxbodyblazer** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:23 am

check timing?

Jawsiiv · Post by **Jawsiiv** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 4:00 pm

Naw, because thats the last thing I wanna check since I gotta pop that Pulley off just to see if the bottom is matching the top. If my timing if off I would be pissed. Why would my timing be off, after its been on 6 months of highway driving when it was put on in January correctly????

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 4:07 pm

Jawsiiv;188115 wrote:Naw, because thats the last thing I wanna check since I gotta pop that Pulley off just to see if the bottom is matching the top. If my timing if off I would be pissed. Why would my timing be off, after its been on 6 months of highway driving when it was put on in January correctly????

Timing gun?

Jawsiiv · Post by **Jawsiiv** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:12 pm

Could the timing be off and the pistons not hit the valves? Also on the Crank Pulley there are 3 lines then a seperate line. Where does it have to be in relation to the camgear to find TDC?? I know on the lower cam cover there is a mark to show where the Cam pulley line should be, but I don't know which pulley line should be aligned there. The engine is a Z6 head with B7 Block.

Also, no one around Belleville is renting a time gun, and when I checked all 3 Auto places, Oreillys, Autozone, and Advance Auto, its like around 40 bucks.

Update, All Fuses checked, fuel pump primes, spark on all the plugs, no bad CEL, fuel in the chamber(old plugs right when I took them out smelled like gas) One thing though is that when my brother checked the the spark on Cylinder 3 white smoke came out the spark hole.

boxbodyblazer · Post by **boxbodyblazer** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:57 pm

timing can jump on the harmonic ballancer there is a mark to line up with the timing cover then once you line that up the top should be lined up.

Jawsiiv · Post by **Jawsiiv** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:01 pm

On the pulley though, there are like 4 lines. Three together and then on separate. Is it the line in the middle that should be facing up.

Ughhhh Off with the Crank Pulley........ Sauce Nuggets....taking a break now but will be back at it around 1:30. Noodle Break.

boxbodyblazer · Post by **boxbodyblazer** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:19 pm

Just take the harmonic ballancer off and the lower timing cover as i cant remember off the top of my head it only takes a few minutes to make sure everything is exactly right.

Jawsiiv · Post by **Jawsiiv** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:01 pm

I set the cam to TDC.....Pulley notchings are about at 10 oclock from where they need to be which is at the arrow on the lower belt cover... Problem????