Cylinder 1 Wont Fire

[Branelly]

Ok heres the back story, engine has been out of the car for a month. The car was running before that but it wasnt going anywhere because the clutch had gone. So basically hasnt ran much at all in 2 months. Was running perfect before.

I have replaced all the fluids, brand new clutch, flywheel, metal intake pipe, spark plugs, oil filter, water pump, tensioner bearing, timing belt, etc.

Now my first problem was the car was cranking but not firing, i fount out this was to do with the cas bracket breaking but now have a new one. Cas seems to be aligned properly, car starts but is very rough. So i managed to get a timing light on there and see that the timing lines do line up.

1. So eventually after messing around a bit we have worked out that cylinder 1( well the one closest to the front of the car) isnt firing. The weird thing is that the the spark plug and coil pack are working as we tryed them on different cylinders and they worked fine. Injector is ticking and i assume that means its working. I took the spark plug out to check for fuel straight after it had been running but it was dry, should it be wet? Not really sure how else to diagnose whats wrong with it.

2. Second problem is that when you rev the car in neutral it revs fine, the second you put the gear stick in gear even with the clutch still in and rev it there is a horrible sound coming from the engine. Easiest way to describe it would be almost like lifter noise or the engine sounds like a diesel truck.

3. Third thing isnt really a problem, im assuming its related to the engine not firing properly. The boost gauge seems to be reading about -10psi at idle and im pretty sure the car used to be at -20psi at idle. Could this suggest a boost or vacume leak?

4. My ecu is an z32 computer with nistune, so im assuming that it cant be used to check error codes. Would i be right in assuming this?

[Don Dada]

do the dots on the cam gears line up wit the marks on the backing plate and the first line on the balancer(orange i think) line up with its corresponding mark on the cover?

Have you tried the cas in different positions one tooth at a time?

Also as said in the last thread your cas is probably faked....try a next one

[bunno32gtr]

Have u tested the injector with a noid light.

[Branelly]

do the dots on the cam gears line up wit the marks on the backing plate and the first line on the balancer(orange i think) line up with its corresponding mark on the cover?

Have you tried the cas in different positions one tooth at a time?

Also as said in the last thread your cas is probably faked....try a next one

Timing belt lined up perfectly with cams and balancer all lining up in the correct positions.

It seems the cas will still only fully go in in one position. And it wont start in any other position so its definitley alligned correctly.

Im going to test to see if it is cas as soon as possible. But i dont think it would be just because it seems to be working as per normal, besides the fact that cylinder 1 wont fire.

Have u tested the injector with a noid light.

No, i will do that today but it seems to be ticking which indicates its working .

[bunno32gtr]

My injectors were ticking but a noid light wouldn't flash. Just try and see how ya go

[blind_elk]

If you were able to set timing, then #1 coilpack IS firing. And you said it works fine in other cylinders.

Your problem could be a gummed up injector in #1. It might be wise to get them all cleaned anyway.

[r32-25t]

Sounds like there's a good chance it's a blocked injector or just a dead injector either way replace it with another one

Edited April 9, 2011 by r32-25t

[hypergear]

I had this issue for agers. turned to be a bad injectors, also cyc 1. The faulty injector seems to be shooting fuel like a tab instead of spraying it. Mine were high flowed injectors. throw them out, replaced them with a brand new set and every thing worked, run heaps smoother and consumed lot less fuel.