Trevor
SNORT MEMBER
This is a car, not a truck. I appologize. Trying to help a guy in need get his car running again so he can try to get back to work.
Here is what I know:
88 toy celica gt 140K miles (4 cyl 5 speed) (not sure which 4 cyl it has cause the sticker on valve cover is gone). He was driving down the road 2 months ago. Out of the blue, the car died. He cranked on it, and it just about started... ran for about 5 seconds at 300 rpm. The longer you crank, the faster the motor turns over until you can let go of the key and it barely runs.
He got it towed home. He is not mechanically inclined at all. He did a tune up (cap/rotor/plugs/wires), and changed the fuel pump. No change.
I went down there yesterday. Did a fuel pressure test at the filter and got about 35-40. I then checked at the cold start injector and got about 28-32. So I dropped the tank and did a fuel pump. Now I have about 50 at the filter, and 48 at the cold start injector. Same problem though. Car won't run.
So then he tells me that when he changed the distributor cap, there was a bunch of oil in there. So I pull it off, and find that the coil has super-heated and ballooned. It was cracked all over the place, and the epoxy was blown out. So this is where the oil came from. So today he went and got a new coil, and put that in. Car still doesn't run. However, now with the new coil, it tries to start right away, and when you do quit cranking on the starter, it runs for about 20 seconds at 400 rpm (versus 5-10 seconds at 300 rpm) (also, while it is kinda running, the check engine light goes off)
You can't give it any gas at all, or it instantly dies.
I don't want to have him keep throwing money at it trying to guess the problem (he is unemployed and trying to find work, but has only been looking for jobs that he can ride his bicycle to since his car doesn't run).
Anyone had any experiences like this? I have googled, and googled, and googled, but not finding anything worth trying.
Should I be looking at ignition module? TPS sensor? I'm stumped at this point.
Any input is greatly appreciated at this point.
Here is what I know:
88 toy celica gt 140K miles (4 cyl 5 speed) (not sure which 4 cyl it has cause the sticker on valve cover is gone). He was driving down the road 2 months ago. Out of the blue, the car died. He cranked on it, and it just about started... ran for about 5 seconds at 300 rpm. The longer you crank, the faster the motor turns over until you can let go of the key and it barely runs.
He got it towed home. He is not mechanically inclined at all. He did a tune up (cap/rotor/plugs/wires), and changed the fuel pump. No change.
I went down there yesterday. Did a fuel pressure test at the filter and got about 35-40. I then checked at the cold start injector and got about 28-32. So I dropped the tank and did a fuel pump. Now I have about 50 at the filter, and 48 at the cold start injector. Same problem though. Car won't run.
So then he tells me that when he changed the distributor cap, there was a bunch of oil in there. So I pull it off, and find that the coil has super-heated and ballooned. It was cracked all over the place, and the epoxy was blown out. So this is where the oil came from. So today he went and got a new coil, and put that in. Car still doesn't run. However, now with the new coil, it tries to start right away, and when you do quit cranking on the starter, it runs for about 20 seconds at 400 rpm (versus 5-10 seconds at 300 rpm) (also, while it is kinda running, the check engine light goes off)
You can't give it any gas at all, or it instantly dies.
I don't want to have him keep throwing money at it trying to guess the problem (he is unemployed and trying to find work, but has only been looking for jobs that he can ride his bicycle to since his car doesn't run).
Anyone had any experiences like this? I have googled, and googled, and googled, but not finding anything worth trying.
Should I be looking at ignition module? TPS sensor? I'm stumped at this point.
Any input is greatly appreciated at this point.
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