CA18DET not starting... HELP!! Injectors not firing!

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Ameenit
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I got done helping a friend out with a CA18DET swap..

The wiring was done the same exact way we wire up SR20s..

If carb cleaner is sprayed into the engine it will start up.

Definatley getting spark..

I checked with a test light and the injectors are getting power and the other pin pulses ground once the car is cranked..

The chances of all 4 injectors being bad are slim.. i really doubt thats the case...

Fuel pump is turning on and the fuel lines are attached in the correct way..

anyone got any ideas on what this could be?!


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Get a multimeter and check the resistance across them. If they are not getting a proper ~2ohms then you have found the problem. Is your dropping resistor wired in correctly? Your timing could also be way off. One of those two things for sure.

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pull your fuel rail and look at the injectors where they go into the intake manifold, then have your buddy turn the car over, if you get a burning sensation in your eyes, you have fuel.

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so ijust took all the injectors off.. cleaned them... checked to see if all of them were clicking by applying power to them.. installed them and the car runs now..

wtf..

i hate CAs...

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MeanGreenS13 wrote:pull your fuel rail and look at the injectors where they go into the intake manifold, then have your buddy turn the car over, if you get a burning sensation in your eyes, you have fuel.
think doing it a bit safer like tim said was probably a good idea.

heard a few people say that giving the injectors a good smack with a open end wrench is good as sometimes they stick.... idk just what Ive heard.

I would guess it is a DR issue.


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