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Jun 9, 2009 | 06:05 AM

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houdini_678

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Good Luck..!

Jun 10, 2009 | 02:06 AM

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EvoVIII808

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weird, i have this same problem. went on a all day ride, and right as i was returning home car started to sputter and stall. I found 2 vac. hoses off. I connected them back up, and now the car wont start at all.
Later today i checked to see if it was just flooded and waited abit before trying to start again. No Joy, went through all my fuses and Found 2 Blown. Both of them were the Eco fuses (30amp under hood).
Tried to start after the new fuses, and the same problem. Turn Over, but No Start. Whats next. Getting fuel, because i can smell it. Im leaning towards Coils

any ideas?

Jun 10, 2009 | 02:31 AM

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PeteyTurbo

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my guess is crank sensor

Jun 10, 2009 | 03:07 AM

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dtuned

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Originally Posted by OhsixIXBish

If the timing was off or the belt was broke It would turn over real fast a nd u would be able to tell.

Not true for timing being off. A worn out timing belt or one missing teeth can "jump" out of timing. As for the broken belt, yes you're right, if it broken cleanly.

Jun 26, 2009 | 01:31 PM

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MTRJunior

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FML, still broken =\

Jun 26, 2009 | 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MTRJunior

Hey guys,

I'm having a big problem with my car. It all started on Friday, I drove the car to the airport to pick a business partner up, on the way back I was doing a little bit of spirited driving, went through a toll, and stopped for gas. It was one of those gas stations right beside the highway so when you're leaving the gas station you immediately have to merge into a bunch of traffic....well, no one was leaving a lane opened for me or giving space for me to merge, so from the stop sign I 2 stepped and launched the car into the lane and merged into traffic...about 2 seconds into the launch the car started sputtering and turned off on me.

I tried to turn it back on but it would only crank and not start, the check engine light is also being really weird, it's blinking on and off pretty quick. I got the car towed back home and reset the ecu to see if it would help, but the car still won't turn on.

Any ideas of what the problem could be?

Here are my mods:
AMS GT35R
880cc Injectors
AMS Fuel Rail
Walbro 255lph
Kelford 272 Exhaust Cam
Kelford 272 Intake Cam
AMS Full Turbo Back Exhaust
AMS FMIC
Upper IC Piping w/ HKS BOV
AMS Small Battery
Exedy Twin HD Clutch
Evo Throw out Bearing
Profec-B Spec 2 Boost Controller
AEM EMS Standalone

Check the crank sensor and the thrust clearance on the crankshaft. If the crank sensor reluctor plate is in contact with the sensor, then you have a case of crankwalk, and it's time for a rebuild because your thrust bearings are worn. From your list of mods and the tendency to 2 step and drive spiritedly, I know you don't baby the car. crankwalk can happen to any engine. My two cents, bro.

Jul 19, 2009 | 04:07 AM

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MTRJunior

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crank sensor and thrust clearance are good, for some reason the AEM won't connect anymore, could it be a faulty AEM keeping my car from turning on? I sent my aem out in May and they inspected it and said everything was good, but now I'm having a problem with my car again and don't know how to go about testing the AEM so I can make sure it's the AEM that's the problem before I send it out and have them inspect it again.

Any ideas?