I am trying to hunt down the problem to why my car wont start after a clutch change, and installed header and o2 housing. Actually it started twice and the third time nothing. I got a mechanic to look at it real quick and he said there's spark and fuel and I believe he said it like this "there is no injector ground pulse". I'm quite a newbie to anything with an engine. He said make sure the ecu isn't the problem. I bought a tatrix cable and was able to read from the ecu with ecuflash. So my question now is, could it be a bad fuse? If so which fuses should I check or replace? If a fuse was blown which one(s) would have to do with the car not starting. THANKS

 

anyone?

 

does the starter spin?

 

yes

 

There are ground wires that bolt to the tranny through those 14mm bolts that bolt it to the block...check to see if they are all connected. Also check the starter wire and make sure the rubber grommet is on it and its not toucjing anything metal as it could cause a short.

 

prob those gorund wires but check the intake cam position sensor! broke mine twice working in the engine bay and the car just keep cranking and floods the motor when you snap it! super easy to check its on the front right side of the valve cover

 

right side as in cars right side or mechanics right side? you mean front of engine towards the side of the battery? thanks!

 

Check your main engine fuse. Same exact thing happened to me when I installed my TB exhaust and all it was was a blown engine fuse.

 

i wish it was a fuse we double checked all the fuses inside and out

 

correct haha

 

Is there gas in the tank?

 

there is fuel and spark but no injector ground pulse.

yes there's gas in the vehicle

 

Did you find the problem mines doing the same thing?

 

there is a fuse under the steering column that will cause this for the ecu, i believe this will also happen with the 4th fuse up in the engine fuse section as well. Did you forget to connect your crank sensor ? Any codes ?

 

i ended up taking it to a mechanic/friend. he found a problem with a wire and fixed it. i dont have any more info than that. it wasnt the fuse though. sorry for not much info.