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This one got me stumped where to start looking .Rebuilt motor fitted hooked up the wiring etc,turn the key small bomp like its gunna fire then nothing just keep on cranking nothing.Connect check engine plugs and no codes it just keeps on flashing and don't stop.Where do i start to look ?

at the timing maybe.
or the fuel is it actually being pumped in to cylinders

check the spark to
if u got a spare plug take a lead off then shove the plug into it and rest it against somwhere then crank it and see if its sparking.

at work we have a tester that slots into the fuel injector connectors and flashes with each pulse so i dunno how to test them without somethign like that
maybe a test light connected up then hold it on and get somone to crank it for u

those wuld be the three first things id try starting with spark, fuel see if its pulsing, then the timing if theyre both ok

Got spark and fuel pressure at the rails.

well then the timing hopefully that is right
and im guessing the injectors wuldnt eb the cause as i cnat see all 4 being completely blocked

otherwise something to do with the ECU maybe not functioning right which wuld be out of my league i dont no nethign botu them

cam timing?

timmo

wt does the check engine light do when u turn the ignition on? is that wt u said keeps on flashing?

edit - if its flashing constantly doestn that mean the Test and Read connector thingos are connected up and they shuldnt be

Looks like the timing is one tooth out on both cam pulleys,Farkkked if i know how i managed that.Hopefully thats all it is

lol didnt u check and double check when u did it

i wulda still thught it wuld run but be a bit rougher

Hope you didn't do what we done, align the timing marks on the cam pulleys with the piston mark on the crank..

Why put piston marks on the cam pulleys anyhow?? Only need TDC on the crank really. Ok, we were just stupid and Subaru done nothing wrong.

Nah timing was right still looking

can u explain wt the check engine light does?

Yeah i wish someone would do an awesome write up with pics on the timiing belts for ej22s....

I have done them successfully twice... i guess by pure luck... 3rd time was a balls up... and it kept doing exactly what your describing... took someone who knew what they were doing to fix it... 10 minutes later everything was sweet.

Dave

Engine light will do nothing if it wont actually start.

Dave

i thught the engine light just with the ignition on is how the computer spits out its trouble codes
thats how it describes to check in the Liberty book ive got here

Will, the timing is set off the notch in the "star" and not off the arrow isn't it?

Yeah but to pick up an engine fault it needs to start. So yeah u can check the codes but it's not going to tell u why it isn't starting now... just anything that was wrong last time it was started... or nothing at all if the Battery or ECU has been dissconected for a bit.

Dave

BYB-01 wrote:Will, the timing is set off the notch in the "star" and not off the arrow isn't it?

yes indeed.
The day was saved by the jedi master Subie won kenobi.He arrived in my garage and had the prob solved in minutes.Timing maybe out it is,The noch not the arrow.I had pulled those covers twice checked and checked .With a wave of his jedi mind the covers were off again and fixed in no time.Thanks heeps Dave.I owe you big.

good stuff....now bring on the action!!


dave

Not a problem Wil, we will all get to see it at the meeting tomorrow night.

get some photos of it to