finishing touches on baleno conversion (trouble starting)

[adrian`]

hi hows it going, well i got my car back from the exhaust joint yesterday and thought id try and start my car with the new engine but it doesnt like starting, itjust keeps cranking and has a little flutter as if it wants to start but then nothing.

i thought i would pull the spark plug out to check the spark and it has heaps, but the thing is when i pulled the plug out it started fine and when i screwed it back in it didnt start again so i pulled the lead off and after a little bit it started and then was fine it would stop and start when ever you turn the key but it would rev high and then drop for no longer then a second and then rev high again.

then when i went out thismorning it wouldnt start again. also the check engine light stays on the whole time.

any help would be great.

[bakerboy]

hows the fuel pump etc lookin?

[adrian`]

yea fuel pump should be fine, when ever its cranking you can smell the fuel and also when i pull the plugs out it is wet. so as far as i can tell the fuel pump is good

[bakerboy]

shit fuel? all the sensors plugged in and 100%? Mate and i did a transplate in our zook, we arent all that clued up about wiring but she runs sweet with no issues, what have you trimmed from the loom? you running the standard key and barrel ignition set up? ecu etc?

[adrian`]

ive just trimmed the stuff that i didnt need out of each of the looms. i had a copy of a wiring diagram from PJ.Zook i think it was.

ive been trying to find the codes and pins to do a diagnos but havent had much luck

[mrRocky]

check all your earths/ignition and power sources and then check em again and again.
Injector pulse is also one to check, the injector wiring needs a good earth.
also check the block is earthed
try starting it by squirting some fuel in the inlet manifold and cranking, you can check the fuel lines have pressure by cracking the bolt on the fuel rail, but be careful as its highly pressurized fuel and should spray everywhere under normal circumstances.

[adrian`]

thanks my earths arnt the best i need to fix all of them up a touch i think. but yea anyway went out there tonight and cranked it and wouldnt you know it, it started... so the car started and i finaly got some sence out of it and error code 14 come up which is the ECT sensor and yea had a good look and i've managed to break it somehow.

ill try get a new one tomorrow and see what happens.